About the appeal
Liverpool Legend Jamie Carragher is backing our latest fundraising appeal for a brand new, state-of-the-art Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Jamie, who was treated at Alder Hey’s neonatal ward for the first six weeks of his life, launched the appeal for us in 2021 to raise up to £3m for the new Surgical NICU on behalf of Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
Jamie said:
“My family and I will forever be grateful to Alder Hey after they cared for me as a baby. The new unit will help keep families together at such a worrying time and provide lifesaving treatment. I am proud to support this appeal and it is something we can all get behind.”
Alder Hey has always pioneered neonatal care – opening the world’s first surgical neonatal unit in 1953. This unit will offer 22 neonatal cots and will feature 18 individual family rooms where parents can be alongside their poorly new-borns whilst they’re receiving expert care. It’s the first of its kind in the UK.
The unit will address a shared concern between Liverpool Women’s and Alder Hey that babies who need specialist surgery currently have to be transferred to Alder Hey to get the specialist surgical care they need and are then transferred back to Liverpool Women’s Hospital to continue their specialist neonatal care, sometime several times.
The new Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit facility will cost approximately £26m to build, with £3m being provided by Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
Make a donationCharity funding will provide ‘over and above’ enhancements and equipment for both the clinical space and family areas, elevating it from a facility that provides families with a safe and secure environment for them and their new-borns, to a truly world-class facility that wraps around families with the most vulnerable babies in the region.
To find out more about the appeal, and to donate, head to our Alder Hey charity site.