A GIANT incubator into which people can donate money towards the Tiny Hearts Appeal has raised a staggering £60,000.
The incubator stands in Barnsley Hospital’s main entrance and allows people to donate to the hospital’s appeal to raise £1m for a new neonatal unit.
It was launched on World Prematurity Day in November 2015 and has helped bring the appeal total to £621,423.84.
Now the charity is asking businesses if they could host a second collection incubator for a week or a month to help raise even more money. Anyone interested in hosting the incubator should get in touch with the hospital’s charity.
The new neonatal unit will be situated alongside the Barnsley Birthing Centre, meaning babies will not have to be exposed to different environments or temperatures and will not have to be taken into an elevator.
Premature babies are underdeveloped and have to be given extra help for their tiny bodies to cope with the outside world, and can spend up to 14 weeks on the unit. The care is focused on allowing the babies to fully develop and the current unit needs to be updated to allow parents to have proper bonding time with their babies.
To donate, visit justgiving.com/tinyhearts or contact 431650.
