By Anna Guy
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n what is already a very challenging
time for parents, the thought of being
separated from one’s while they stay
in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
can make it even harder. In what is an in-
novative and progressive move—the only
of its kind in North America—the newTeck
Acute Care Centre in BC Children’s Hospi-
tal will allow Moms and their NICU babies
to receive care in the same space, and par-
ents will be allowed to stay with their ba-
bies around the clock.
The opening of theTeck Acute Care Centre
in October, 2017 marked the completion
of the second phase of the BC Children’s
and BC Women’s Redevelopment Project,
a three-phase, multi-year initiative at BC
Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hos-
pital and Health Centre.
B.C. Premier John Horgan was on hand
at the official opening, and said “When
children need hospital care, they should
be in a place that feels like home, where
they can play, exercise their imagination,
and be surrounded by family to help them
DECEMBER 2017
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