Leicester Children's Hospital to honour name of late football club chairman Khun Vichai to reflect £2 million donation
Two intensive care units at Leicester Children's Hospital are to be named after Leicester City's late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
The tribute has been made by the Leicester Hospitals Charity, in recognition of the £2 million donation he made towards an appeal following the club's historic Premier League title win in 2016.
The announcement comes just days before the [first anniversary of the helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium that killed him and four others.](http://Tributes after helicopter crash at King Power Stadium) Both the Children's Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Leicester Royal Infirmary will be designated 'The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Children's Intensive Care Unit'.
The new units will be at the Leicester Royal Infirmary's Kensington Building as part of an ambitious plan to create the East Midlands's first dedicated children's hospital where all children's services will be located under one roof.
Leicester City Vice Chairman Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha, son of Khun Vichai, was given the opportunity to tour the children's intensive care units to be named in his father's memory ahead of the official launch of the Leicester Children's Hospital Appeal at King Power Stadium in July.
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Leicester Hospitals Charity Director, Lisa Davies, says the naming of the intensive care units in honour of Khun Vichai reflects the impact of his legacy both on Leicester's Hospitals and Leicester's community.
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