Regional Winners of The Midlands
Neonatal Unit, City Hospital, Birmingham.
Susan Gashi gave birth to her son, Harris, at 26 weeks at City Hospital, Birmingham. Harris weighed just 865g. Not only was Harris very small and on a ventilator, he also contracted E-Coli and MSRA. A few weeks later he caught pneumonia and became totally dependent on the ventilator. Susan says “My husband and myself never gave up hope. I think this was due to the outstanding care and commitment of the whole team at City Hospital.”
Harris recovered, and 2 months after his birth was transferred to George Elliot, the family’s local hospital in Nuneaton, from where he finally went home in time for Christmas, 2002. “Taking a baby home who was oxygen dependant was a daunting prospect, but you learn to cope and we received 100% support,” says Susan, whose family “can never thank the team at City Hospital enough for saving our son’s life.”
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