Annual report of the Peter Cerny Foundation for curing sick babies
Prematurity rate in Hungary has not changed for years. It is appr. 8 per cent, thati is, one out of twelve mothers gives birth to a low birthweight or preterm baby. Due to the low birthweight (often less than 1,000 grams) these newborn babies require very special treatment. The slightest error in their resuscitation and medical care might lead to irreversible changes. The Peter Cerny Foundation has done its best to contribute to the improvement of care for preterm and term infants.. From the outset the four main activities of our Foundation are as follows:
- Resuscitation of newborn babies in the delivery room.
- Transporting prematures and term newborns from 90 referringl hospitals to specialized neonatal intensive care units.
- Supporting all fields of the Neonatal Intensive Care with medical equipment, skilled personnel, know-how, etc.
- Organizing followup and contributing to the training of the care providers.
Achievements:
The Peter Cerny Neonatal Emergency Ambulance Service has been working since June 1989. It operates in Budapest and a surrounding region of 130 - 140 kms inhabited by more than 4.5 million people. Its 24-7 service transported a total of 46.523 babies over the 216 months of its operation. Based on the number of patients the Cerny Ambulance is one of the greatest of its kind all over the world. To avoid the life-threatening respiratory problems, mechanical ventilation was performed in 9.205 cases. The number of resuscitated children has raised to 1.125 this year.
The perinatal mortality rate decreased to 12 per thousand in the supported area.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT. |
Certificate
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Updated Report
Updated report based on a published article in the Newsletter of Section on Transport Medicine of American Academy of Pediatrics / Winter 2007 (PDF, 19 KB)
U.K. Neonatal Transport Interest Group 2009
Annual Meeting
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Contact
Address: 53 Bókay János Street, Budapest, 1083-H
Phone: +36-1-323-3001,
+36-1-459-1500/52780
Fax: +36-1-323-3005
E-mail: info@cerny.hu, info@pca.hu
Web: www.cerny.hu, www.pca.hu
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