What We Do
How we support the PICU
From new inpatient intensive care beds, all-important spaces for families to rest, expansion to increase capacity, state-of-the-art equipment, to everyone’s wellbeing – your support is critical to the continued high level of care able to be provided by the PICU team at Southampton Children’s Hospital.
Renovation
The PICU provides families close proximity accommodation and a calming space within the hospital to be near to their child. However, the family accommodation area is in desperate need of improvement and is the charity’s current major project, separate to other requests from the hospital.
Building and Expansion
In March 2017 Friends of PICU funded and opened the 2 bed space extension to the PICU, at a cost of approximately £500,000, following amazing support and donations to achieve this substantial project.
PICU dedicated Ambulances
Southampton PICU retrieval ambulances have been funded by Friends of PICU since 2012 . The ambulance enables the medical team to go and collect the sickest of children from across our region, bringing them to PICU for the specialist care they need.
Life-Saving Medical Equipment
Friends of PICU provide funds to purchase equipment required by the PICU to maintain the gold standards of care needed on an Intensive Care Unit. Your fundraising has made a vital difference to the PICU year on year.
Education and Training
Friends of PICU help supports the constant need for high quality care – funding education and training of the PICU medical staff.
Child and Family Support
Through your help, Friends of PICU provide additional support to create a caring and considerate environment in and around the PICU, which is hoped eases the difficulties, provides comfort, and supports families through their time on the PICU and also beyond.
Soft toy PICU Elephant
Each child admitted to PICU receives a very special soft elephant, given by the nursing team on behalf of all who support Friends of PICU to help provide comfort and support.
Donate to Friends of PICU
If you would like to make a donation towards equipment and services, large and small, high cost and low cost, to support lifesaving care for critically ill children and their families please follow this link and you will see the various ways in which you can donate.