{"id":2122,"date":"2024-03-22T12:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano8\/en\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:26:36","slug":"pequeno-principe-opens-eight-new-intensive-care-beds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano8\/en\/2\/pequeno-principe-opens-eight-new-intensive-care-beds\/","title":{"rendered":"Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe opens eight new intensive care beds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On March 18, Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital opened eight new beds in intensive care units (ICUs). With the expansion, the institution increased its capacity in ICUs by 12%, now having 76 beds dedicated to high complexity treatment. The investment was made possible thanks to the support of Volkswagen do Brasil<\/em>, which allocated US$ 960,000 to Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe through the state government\u2019s incentive program, Paran\u00e1 Competitivo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new facilities will provide care to children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 in clinical, pre-surgical and post-operative treatment in the institution\u2019s cardiology services. Most of these patients have undergone or are being prepared for invasive procedures, such as cardiac catheterizations, transplants and major heart surgeries \u2013 most of them in newborn patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new ICU is installed in an area of 200 square meters and has a high-tech infrastructure. The boxes are individualized, and the service islands are exclusive and complete, providing the professional with all the materials necessary for excellent service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Demand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to neonatologist Silmara Possas, today the demand for ICU beds at the Hospital is high because there are many patients from outside Curitiba who seek highly complex care at the institution. The existing Cardiology ICU has 18 beds and its occupancy exceeded 93% in 2023. As the cases treated are complex, the average length of stay for each patient is also prolonged, reaching almost nine days. \u201cThe expertise of the team and the number of surgeons we have mean that Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe is highly sought after for carrying out highly complex pediatric cardiac surgeries that receive support from the various specialties offered by the Hospital,\u201d highlights the specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The manager points out that the individualized room model, guaranteed through the resources received, aims to reduce patients\u2019 hospitalization time by at least one day. \u201cA patient\u2019s evolution also depends on the tranquility, stillness, and presence of the parents, who need to be comfortable to support their child\u2019s period of intensive therapy. The clinical treatment is the same, but if I have a mother monitoring her child for 24 hours, the hospital stay will certainly be reduced. These units are capable of providing more comfortable care for the child, their family and the entire care team,\u201d considers the doctor. Maintaining the characteristics of other spaces in Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe, the playful visual identity also contributes to a more welcoming and humanized environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made up of doctors, nurses and nursing technicians, the highly qualified team in the new sector will have the support of administrative and support employees, in addition to the multiprofessional team with speech therapist, physiotherapist, nutritionist, psychologist, and support from doctors from 47 specialties and areas of pediatrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The implementation of the new structure with the innovative characteristics and advantages offered by the new ICU beds would not be possible without Volkswagen\u2019s contribution. The support of the company, which holds a unit in S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Pinhais, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, further strengthens the relationship with Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe. The partnership, which began in 2009, guaranteed resources through the Tax Incentive Law and direct investment. Currently, the tax incentive is provided by Volkswagen Financial Services, the largest automaker finance company in the country, according to the Central Bank\u2019s ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the CEO of Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Complex, Jos\u00e9 \u00c1lvaro da Silva Carneiro, the inauguration is an example of how the union of efforts of sectors of society can contribute to the cause of pediatric health. \u201cWe are grateful to Volkswagen and the State Government, because this can only be made possible by the convergence of these two players. The resource will enable continuity in everything we do, leaving us better prepared for critical moments when, for example, there is a need for intensive care. We are a reference in high complexity not only in the state, but in Brazil. The kids just have to be grateful,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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