The paediatric intensive care unit at Universitätsklinikum Dresden provides maximum care for around 800 children and adolescents every year at the highest level. The paediatric intensive care unit has highly trained staff and the latest medical technology. It is the first paediatric intensive care unit in Germany to have a full-time psychologist for patients and their relatives.

What is missing, however, is a lounge for parents, siblings, grandparents and friends! Due to the lack of a lounge, relatives are currently sitting and waiting on chairs in front of the ward between lockers, exposed to all hospital visitors - in highly emotional situations in which relatives need very special protection and security.

The paediatric intensive care unit would therefore like to have a lounge for relatives, a room where relatives are protected from the view of others and can rest if necessary, a room where they can talk to other patients. As the Clinic and Polyclinic of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Dresden University Hospital does not have any free rooms, a recreation room is being planned on a gallery directly in front of the paediatric intensive care unit - a project that will have to be financed by donations, as no other funds are available for this purpose.

A feasibility study and cost estimate for the construction of the recreation room is available (see attachment). The estimated costs amount to €180,000.

Please support this important project with your donation! Every donation counts. If you have any questions, please contact us at any time.

Thank you very much! Your IntensivZeit e.V.

Milestones Relatives' room

• December 2021_: The members of IntensivZeit e.V. express the wish for a relatives' room for parents, siblings, grandparents and friends of patients in the intensive care unit of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the UKD.
• January 2022_: After consultation with the director and the head of administration of the paediatric clinic, the relatives' room is to be built on the gallery of the foyer in the immediate vicinity of the intensive care unit.
• February 2022: The project is approved by the UKD board members Prof Albrecht and Mr Ohi.
• April 2022: Preparation of a feasibility study and construction drawing of the relatives' room.

• From May 2022_: Contacting companies and potential major donors.
• October 2022_: Pledge of € 20,000 from the Körber Foundation.
• End of 2022_: The University Medicine Foundation of the UKD joins the race as a further project partner. Together with Mr König, further companies are approached. GlobalFoundries show interest and plan a donation programme.
• April 2023_: Dresdner Kinderhilfe also supports the relatives' room as a further project partner.
• May 2023: Presentation of the project at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University Medicine Foundation of the UKD.
• June 2023_: Matthias Breitkopf announces an ultramarathon for fundraising on 15 September 2023 via Dresdner Kinderhilfe.
• December 2023_: With the crowdfunding platform "99Funken" of Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, we were able to raise € 30,515.53 with your help
• January 2023: The SG Dynamo Dresden donated half of the proceeds from their Christmas raffle to us.

Previous "retreat" in the corridor.

The relatives' room is to be created here following remodelling work