'We just need a bed': Baby with 'days to live' can't access lifesaving treatment
The parents of a three-month-old baby with a heart condition are pleading for a hospital bed at a specialist unit to access life-saving treatment. The infant requires a Berlin heart device, but current capacity issues at specialist hospitals are delaying his care.
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Highlights critical systemic issues in healthcare capacity and the life-or-death consequences of hospital bed shortages for pediatric patients.
Image source, Family photo Image caption, Macs is currently placed in an induced coma on a machine which pumps his heart for him while waiting for a bed to become available elsewhere
The parents of a three-month-old boy who they fear has just days to live say they're frustrated at being unable to access lifesaving treatment due to a lack of suitable hospital beds.
Dylan and Catrin Green, from Cardiff, said their "completely healthy baby" Macs started to struggle with his feeding, then caught a cold before later suffering two cardiac arrests.
He has been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy , external - a condition which can lead to heart failure - and now has a "matter of days" on a machine which pumps his heart for him, Dylan said.
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