MASSENA -- Massena Memorial Hospital recently bought new equipment to treat babies born premature or sick.

They now have a Giraffe Stand-Alone Infant Resuscitation System and Incubator Care Station, which monitors vital signs, air circulation and pressure points, according to a news release from the hospital.

Hospital officials said they paid $24,000 for the technology.

Babies can be supplied with oxygen in this enclosed clear unit without a lot of wires running over their bodies. The top raises up and arm slots on the side allow medical personnel to provide medical care to the infant without taking the baby out of the incubator, according to the release.

This unit also ensures air flow around the baby is kept at a moderate temperature, so the baby does not get too cold. The unit features a rotating mattress and bed-scale, so the baby can be cared for in one central location, without having to move the baby from one measuring device to another. It also allows doctors and nurses to move the baby for medical testing, while causing as little stimulation as possible. Limited stimulation allows the baby to rest, the release says.

The Infant Resuscitation System is coupled with the incubator to allow nurses to assist the baby with breathing if necessary. The resuscitation unit can be used as a standalone device as well, if it is needed to be used in the delivery room to assist a baby moments after birth, according to the release.

“It is a great asset to have here in the facility. We will have the capability to stabilize a baby, as it gives us more control into how much air a baby gets into its lungs,” perinatal charge nurse Pam Marin said in a prepared statement from the hospital.