- ITV Report
Double gold-winning medallist to open Essex Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Double gold-winning Olympic medallist Laura Trott will return to the hospital which saved her life to open a new unit.
The track cyclist was born at Princess Alexandra Hospital, but spent her early days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after suffering from a collapsed lung.
Since 2011 the Harlow hospital has spent one million pounds rebuilding and updating the unit. The NICU development will replace the hospital's existing unit. It will:
- Care for more than 400 babies every year
- Provide 300 square metres of extra space - allowing for more life-saving technology
- Fewer babies will need to be transferred to neighbouring trusts
Local people have also helped with the new unit - donating money to buy equipment: