Wheeling Hospital Donation Boosts Options at Barnesville

Pictured during the inaugural transport of a major donation from one WVU Medicine facility to another are, from Left to Right: Travis Grant WVU Wheeling NICU RT, Kylie Stauffer Health Team transport team member, William Costello Health Team transport team member, and not pictured is Krista Habig-Klee WVU Wheeling NICU RN, who took the picture.

WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, a WVU Medicine facility, recently donated an infant warmer to our partners at WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital.

Just three days after the donation this past week, a mother and newborn arrived in the Barnesville Emergency Department via EMS. The mother had unexpectedly delivered her baby at home, not knowing she was pregnant, and the baby arrived with a low body temperature. Thanks to their team’s swift response and the newly donated infant warmer, the Barnesville Hospital staff were able to safely warm and stabilize the baby before transferring them to the Wheeling Hospital NICU for further care.

(WVU Medicine/Barnesville Hospital Photos)

Furthermore, the baby was transported from Barnesville to Wheeling in a new NXT GEN Isolette transport incubator via WVU Medicine’s Health Team Critical Care Transport unit, ensuring the highest quality of continuous care throughout this delicate situation.