 Will Rogers Institute recently awarded a $44,832 grant to the Sacred Heart Children’s Foundation, and $12,000 to the Inland Northwest Health Services Foundation. The funds gifted to Sacred Heart will be utilized for a Giraffe Omnibed, Medfusion syringe pumps and software for the Sacred Heart Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The Omnibed is a state-of-the-art neonatal isolette that provides the best replication of the human womb to provide optimal physical and neurological development for at-risk premature infants. The syringe pump enables the practitioner to program infusions correctly by utilizing pre-programmed formulas. Joyce Cameron, Executive Director, Sacred Heart Children's Foundation; Jim Orr, Will Rogers Foundation; and Jean Kelleher, NICU Nurse Manager, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital standing next to the new Giraffe Omnibed. The isolette has already been in service approximately two weeks, helping five infants. Joyce Cameron, Executive Director, Sacred Heart Children's Foundation; Jim Orr, Will Rogers Foundation; and Jean Kelleher, NICU Nurse Manager, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital standing next to the new Giraffe Omnibed. The isolette has already been in service approximately two weeks, providing optimal physical and neurological development for five at-risk premature infants. The Sacred Heart Children’s Foundation supports patients at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital with everything from books and toys to medical equipment and advanced services. The hospital is the largest comprehensive program for children between Seattle and Minneapolis and serves more than 40,000 children a year. “As a regional Children’s Hospital, we always strive to stay on the leading edge with new equipment, technology and resources to provide for the best possible outcomes for our kids,” said Susan Stacey, executive Director of Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. “This generous grant from the Will Rogers Institute will enable us to add a Giraffe Omnibed - the most advanced, user-friendly and developmentally-supportive microenvironment available today - to the NICU and to dispense minute amounts of medications and fluids with pinpoint dosage accuracy.” The gift to the INHS Foundation will be utilized by Northwest MedStar to purchase a neonatal ventilator and humidification system to assist newborns to maintain proper oxygen and carbon dioxide levels during transport. “This contribution will help care for the needs of our tiniest and most vulnerable patients by providing the latest equipment,” said Eveline Bisson, MedStar’s program director. “It’s like taking the NICU to the patient’s bedside, in the air and on the ground.”In Photo: Joyce Cameron, Executive Director, Sacred Heart Children's Foundation; Jim Orr, Will Rogers Foundation; and Jean Kelleher, NICU Nurse Manager, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital standing next to the new Giraffe Omnibed. The isolette has already been in service approximately two weeks, providing optimal physical and neurological development for five at-risk premature infants.Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Presentation
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