Valleywise Health acquires system to better treat premature and critically ill infants

Valleywise Health has a new system to better treat premature and critically ill infants, becoming the first Arizona hospital to implement it.

The LifeBubble Umbilical Line Securement System is designed to stabilize umbilical lines for a gentler, more secure method of treating infants, a news release said.

The innovative technology, which will advance neonatal care, was made possible through a $12,000-plus grant from members of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun.

The new system helps to secure umbilical catheters, reducing its migration and malposition in newborns needing critical care, while allowing clinician access to the insertion site.

Clinical studies have been performed that show promising results, reducing the catheter migration with high nursing satisfaction.

“Every improvement we can make for our smallest and most medically fragile patients matters,” Alyssa Munson, MSN, RN, NICU Developmental Care Coordinator at Valleywise Health, said. “LifeBubble represents an opportunity to bring an evidence-based innovation to Arizona that may help improve the healthcare experience for both infants and clinicians.

“We are grateful to the women of 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun for helping make this advancement possible.”

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