Improving care for children with perinatal disabilities in Vesna Children's Hospital

Project facts

Project promoter:
State Health Spa Janské Lázně
Project Number:
CZ11-0012
Target groups
Children
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€283,321
Final project cost:
€282,122
From Norway Grants:
€ 225,698
The project is carried out in:
Czech Republic

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Description

The project shall implement complex therapy for children in the Vesna Children’s Hospital which is part of the Spa Complex where there is a treatment for people with muscular, neurologic, respirational, metabolic and orthopaedic problems. There is a need to improve treatment for children till 18 years of age which is so far limited to certain areas. The project objective is to enable the comprehensive therapy for children with perinatal disabilities in Vesna Children´s Hospital. Within the project, up-to-date therapeutic technologies will be procured and clinical psychologist premises established. The target group is children with perinatal disabilities leading to infantile cerebral palsy - permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. The project will be implemented mainly by treatment for patients, purchase of equipment of newly created psychologist unit and training of the staff. There is no donor project partner in the project.

Summary of project results

The project was focused on implementation of complex therapy for children with muscular, neurologic, respirational, metabolic and orthopaedic health problems in the Vesna Children’s Hospital. There was a pressure on therapy improvement for children with perinatal disabilities leading to infantile cerebral palsy - permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. This kind of therapy was so far limited to certain areas and some modern therapeutic devices were lacking. Overall objective of the project was to provide comprehensive therapy for children with perinatal disabilities by retrofitted the hospital with new equipment and modern therapeutic devices. Furthermore, the involvement of clinical psychologist into therapies was supported (newly created psychologist unit and trainings of the staff). Therapeutic sessions have been focused not only on child patients, but also provided relief and support for parents of disabled children. All stakeholders´ve appreciated this approach as another great added value of the project.

Summary of bilateral results