Fuenlabrada reform area of infants to giving greater comfort.

incorporates a new post of isolated

Spain, 2011-September to the area of Fuenlabrada University Hospital has come its plan Renove annual. Aiming to provide better service and a greater adaptation to emerging demands, has undertaken a reform in the area of infants inspired by the principles of the programme NIPCAP promulgating reconcile in dealing humanization and a high level of technological development in the attention to prematurity.

In addition to the tasks of painting and renovation of soil of the unit, it has carried out a new distribution of the spaces, with the same optimization criteria and conducive to the maximum the interventions of the family in its role as primary caregiver of the child. result of the collaboration of Neonatologistsnurses and technical team have developed different actions aimed at optimizing the environment with the installation of blinds that modulate the light as well as a sound level meter to regulate noise of the unit.

Infant unit attached to the service of Pediatrics of the University Hospital of Fuenlabrada, consists of 14 posts, including a box of isolation. Human resources available are 5 neonatologists, 17 nurses and nursing auxiliaries 10. The activity that has developed has increased significantly since its opening in 2004. The number of children admitted to the unit by 2010 amounted to 795, still 489 treaties to 31 August of this year.

The service of Pediatrics of the University Hospital of Fuenlabrada is a service of excellence within the community of Madrid. Since the beginning of its activity it has been characterized by implementing measures oriented pioneers to facilitate a better relationship worth as the bet for breastfeeding and the promotion of the skin contact. In the line of development of a quality policy of continuous improvement are the interventions of this summer, aimed at generating a warm environment and implementation of protocols of minimum handling child premature.