2007 FUNDED ITEMS - Geisinger Health System
2007 FUNDED ITEMS - Geisinger Health System
2007 FUNDED ITEMS - Geisinger Health System
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<strong>2007</strong><br />
<strong>FUNDED</strong> <strong>ITEMS</strong><br />
HOW THE GENEROSITY OF CHILDREN’S MIRACLE<br />
NETWORK AT GEISINGER DONORS IS BENEFITING<br />
OUR REGION’S CHILDREN<br />
Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, <strong>Geisinger</strong> Medical Center — Equipment<br />
Equipment<br />
Department<br />
Perforation system<br />
Cardiology<br />
Allows for non-surgical treatment of severe valve defects<br />
Oxygen low flowometers<br />
Ch 2 (inpatient)<br />
Help wean patients from oxygen ventilation to facilitate discharges<br />
Treatment recliners<br />
Ch 2 (inpatient)<br />
Provide safety when patients must be out of bed for treatment and<br />
provide comfort to parents when rooming-in<br />
Digital suction regulators<br />
Ch 2 (inpatient)<br />
Improve safety by ensuring adequate emergency suction in all patient<br />
rooms<br />
Treatment recliners<br />
Ch 3 (inpatient)<br />
Provide safety when patients must be out of bed for treatment and<br />
provide comfort to parents when rooming-in<br />
Digital suction regulators<br />
Ch 3 (inpatient)<br />
Improve safety by ensuring adequate emergency suction in all patient<br />
rooms<br />
Triple-channel IV pump<br />
Ch 3 (inpatient)<br />
Safely administers chemotherapy and multiple infusions of medications<br />
Portable monitor<br />
Ch 3 (inpatient)<br />
Allows for increased capabilities/monitoring of sedated patients in<br />
procedure room<br />
Distal chip nasolaryngoscope ENT<br />
Provides laryngeal imaging for children with voice disorders, cleft palate<br />
Stadiometer, remote digital<br />
Provides accurate height for pediatric patients<br />
Foss 6 (outpatient)<br />
Roll-around rapid weigh scale Foss 6 (outpatient)<br />
Obtains safe, quick and accurate weights for all infants<br />
Neonatal transport isolettes Life Flight ®<br />
Allow adequate transportation via helicopter for newborns, premies<br />
Automatic blood pressure monitor Neurology<br />
Obtains an accurate set of vital signs for pediatric patients<br />
Equipment<br />
Department<br />
Pediatric digital scale<br />
Neurology<br />
Ensures accurate weight and height of pediatric patients<br />
Infant safety seats and carbeds NICU, Nursery<br />
Provide safe passenger transport for newborns/neonates<br />
Professional apnea monitors<br />
NICU<br />
Obtain heart rate, respiration and oxygen-saturation data<br />
Blood analyzer<br />
NICU<br />
Provides less blood loss for micropremies who require frequent blood tests<br />
Medication pumps<br />
Allow slow intravenous infusion of medications<br />
Phototherapy blankets<br />
Treat infants with jaundice/hyperbilirubinemia<br />
NICU<br />
NICU<br />
Video systems, camera scopes Operating Room<br />
Allow minimally invasive or endoscopic procedures on pediatric patients<br />
Pediatric projection system<br />
Ophthalmology<br />
Provides accurate and consistent vision testing and screening<br />
Transport monitor<br />
PICU<br />
Provides assessment of patients during transport to OR, x-ray and off unit<br />
Rocker recliners<br />
PICU<br />
Provide safety when patients must be out of bed for treatment and<br />
provide comfort to parents when rooming-in<br />
Portable suction machine<br />
PICU<br />
Enables suction when transporting patients with chest tubes or<br />
endotracheal tubes<br />
Syringe pumps<br />
PICU<br />
Safely deliver critical medications to pediatric patients<br />
Universal ventilators<br />
PICU<br />
Allow PICU to combat RSV during peak season<br />
Respiration belts<br />
Sleep Lab<br />
Monitor respiration via chest and abdomen during sleep<br />
<strong>Geisinger</strong> Wilkes-Barre Entities (<strong>Geisinger</strong> Wyoming Valley, <strong>Geisinger</strong> South Wilkes-Barre) — Equipment<br />
Equipment<br />
Site/Department<br />
Stretcher<br />
GSWB-Urgent Care<br />
Allows for patient transport to different area of hospital<br />
Infant scale<br />
GSWB-Pediatrics<br />
Allows for increased accuracy in weighing of infants<br />
Colonoscope, gastroscope GWV-Endoscopy<br />
Help meet increasing demand for pediatric endoscopy<br />
PALS equipment<br />
GWV-JWCH unit<br />
Simulates medical situations to educate hospital staff<br />
Equipment<br />
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Site/Department<br />
Cribs<br />
GWV-JWCH unit<br />
Provides safe cribs for infants and toddlers<br />
Code carts<br />
GWV-Nursery<br />
Store resuscitation equipment that can be moved between rooms<br />
Pulse oximeter<br />
GWV-Nursery<br />
Offers mobility in measuring oxygen saturation immediately after delivery<br />
Infant nasal CPAP<br />
GWV-Nursery<br />
Allows treatment of infants with respiratory problems<br />
For more information, please call 1-800-322-5437 or (570) 271-6188, or visit www.geisinger.org/cmn.
<strong>Geisinger</strong> Community Practice Entities — Equipment<br />
Equipment<br />
Site<br />
Signs spot monitor<br />
Catawissa<br />
Assesses vital signs, including pulse oximetry, of pediatric patients<br />
Digital fundus camera Dunmore<br />
Takes images of infants’ eyes, including retinas and optic nerves<br />
Start-up equipment<br />
Hazleton<br />
Helps establish/expand pediatric and OB/GYN services in the area<br />
Infant scale<br />
Kingston<br />
Allows for increased accuracy in weighing of infants<br />
Otoacoustic Emissions Testing Knapper Clinic<br />
Checks hearing on newborns/toddlers without referral to audiologist<br />
Bilirubin analyzer<br />
Knapper Clinic<br />
Monitors/tests bilirubin of newborns without bloodwork<br />
Blood-pressure monitor Lake Scranton<br />
Obtains accurate vital signs from pediatric patients<br />
Blood-pressure monitor Lewistown<br />
Obtains accurate vital signs from pediatric patients<br />
Pulse oximeter<br />
Lewistown<br />
Determines oxygen-saturation levels of pediatric patients<br />
Blood-pressure monitor Mahanoy City<br />
Obtains accurate vital signs from pediatric patients<br />
Vital signs monitor with stand Milton<br />
Assesses children in emergency/difficult situations<br />
Program/Project/Material<br />
Department/Topic<br />
Portable equipment<br />
Cardiology<br />
Advances ability for performing echocardiograms at outreach sites<br />
Camp Echo<br />
Cardiology<br />
Allows children with cardiac conditions to attend specialized camp<br />
Child Advocacy Program Child Advocacy Center<br />
Provides services to victims of child abuse at Child Advocacy Center<br />
Child Life program<br />
Child Life Services<br />
Provides a variety of services and activities to help children and their<br />
families adapt and relax during hospital stays<br />
Camp Setebaid<br />
Endocrinology<br />
Allows children with diabetes to attend specialized camp<br />
Diabetes educational materials Endocrinology<br />
Educates pediatric diabetes patients and their families<br />
Pediatric AIDS fund<br />
Infectious Disease<br />
Provides educational support and “day of fun” for patients, families<br />
Camp Kydnie<br />
Nephrology<br />
Allows children with kidney diseases to attend specialized camp<br />
Spina bifida center<br />
Nephrology<br />
Provides multidisciplinary care for pediatric spina bifida patients<br />
StepUp clinic<br />
Nephrology<br />
Provides comprehensive outpatient evaluation and treatment for<br />
children with dysfunctional urinary elimination<br />
Camp Spifida<br />
Nephrology<br />
Allows children with spina bifida to attend specialized camp<br />
Developmental testing supplies Neurodevelopment<br />
Enhances ability to evaluate children with neurodevelopmental disabilities<br />
Camp Emerge<br />
Neurodevelopment<br />
Allows children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to attend specialized camp<br />
Equipment<br />
Site<br />
Wheelchair scale<br />
Mount Pocono<br />
Obtains accurate weights of all pediatric patients<br />
Infant scale<br />
Mountainhome<br />
Allows for increased accuracy in weighing of infants<br />
Infant scale<br />
Mountain Top<br />
Allows for increased accuracy in weighing of infants<br />
Digital stadiometer<br />
Mountain Top<br />
Provides improved height measurement of pediatric patients<br />
Digital stadiometer<br />
Nanticoke<br />
Provides improved height measurement of pediatric patients<br />
Infant scale<br />
Nanticoke<br />
Allows for increased accuracy in weighing of infants<br />
Pulse oximeter<br />
Pottsville<br />
Determines oxygen-saturation levels of pediatric patients<br />
Pediatric roll-around scale Pottsville<br />
Enables accurate weights of infants in exam rooms<br />
Pulse oximeter<br />
Reichart Rd, Bloomsburg<br />
Determines oxygen-saturation levels of pediatric patients<br />
Specialty site<br />
Selinsgrove<br />
Helps launch specialized adolescent-medicine services in the area<br />
Fetal Dopplers<br />
Tunkhannock/Tyler<br />
Distinguish fetal heart rates earlier and with increased accuracy<br />
Community Outreach, Education — Programs, Equipment and Materials<br />
Program/Project/Material<br />
Department/Topic<br />
Patient education materials Neurology<br />
Teaches pediatric patients and families about various neurology disorders<br />
Camp Chameleon<br />
Neurology<br />
Allows children with seizure disorders to attend specialized camp<br />
Premie books<br />
NICU<br />
Help educate and inform parents of NICU patients<br />
Bereavement program Pediatrics<br />
Provides services to families who have lost children at the children’s hospital<br />
Families and patients program Pediatrics<br />
Provides emergency housing, meals and/or phone cards to parents of<br />
children’s hospital patients<br />
Inpatient family lunch program Pediatrics<br />
Provides food for parents of children admitted to the children’s hospital<br />
Pediatric rehabilitation program Pediatric Rehabilitation<br />
Supplies equipment for pediatric rehabilitation patients<br />
Outreach program<br />
Perinatal Outreach<br />
Provides education for area hospitals, staff and public<br />
Camp Ability<br />
Physical Disabilities<br />
Allows children with special needs to attend specialized camp<br />
Chronic ventilator program Pulmonology<br />
Trains families to care for technology-dependent children at home<br />
Road Radio program Road Radio USA<br />
Educates students on the dangers of drunken driving<br />
Camp Dost<br />
Ronald McDonald<br />
House of Danville<br />
Allows children with cancer to attend specialized camp<br />
Toys, Waiting-room Activities<br />
Item<br />
Department/Site<br />
Waiting room activity centers Berwick<br />
Keep children occupied while waiting for doctor appointments<br />
Item<br />
Department/Site<br />
Children’s furniture, play center Lewistown<br />
Keep children comfortable and entertained in waiting room
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