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Obstetrical Services

Investment required: $71,521

Georgian Bay General Hospital’s obstetrical unit provides Level I obstetrical QUICK STATISTICS
care at our Midland site with services provided by an obstetrician/ 190 BIRTHS
gynecologist, family physicians, midwives, general surgeons, respiratory 1 OB/GYN

therapists and nurses. 6 OB PHYSICIANS

What We Need

Neonatal Resuscitation Monitor
$15,980 | Replacement

When every second counts, this essential tool monitors a newborn baby who
is receiving any resuscitation measures – oxygen, suction, compressions –
and provides feedback on those resuscitation efforts. It is estimated that
approximately 10% of newly born infants need help to begin breathing at birth .
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Although the birthing unit at GBGH is intended to handle lower risk births, we

do deliver premature and unwell babies, so we must have access to the tools
required for resuscitation and stabilization.
The current resuscitation monitor is 18 years old, and is at the end of its life,

with replacement parts nearly impossible to find. Neonatal care standards
recommend earlier cardiac monitoring for newborns, and having a new, reliable
monitor will help ensure the best possible outcomes for babies born at GBGH.

1. AHA Journals: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000902)
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