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Critical Care Equipment to Be Purchased Thanks to Foundation Fund-Raising Campaign 01-23-2008
Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation will purchase state-of-the-art critical care equipment for the hospital's Emergency Department this month after reaching its fund-raising goal of $150,000 – and even surpassing it by $14,036 – and receiving a matching grant from the Sutter Health system.
The Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation was presented a check for the matching $164,036 from the Sutter Health Department of Philanthropy on Thursday, Jan. 17, at the University Retirement Center meeting room across from Sutter Davis Hospital. A pilot program, this is one of the first matching grants offered by the Sutter Health philanthropy department for clinical equipment.
"The Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees was empowered by the ability to go into the community and offer a dollar-for-dollar match for every contribution to this important project," said Kristine Reveles, director of the SDH Foundation. "That matching factor, along with a tremendous amount of effort from our volunteers, contributed greatly to our success."
Reveles said the extra money raised will be helpful in covering any overages on equipment costs and making sure hospital staff can be trained on the new, specialized equipment. The Critical Care Project equipment will be purchased by project champions Loren Johnson, M.D., and his team by the end of January.
"The staff will immediately be trained on the equipment so they’ll be ready to serve our community in the first quarter of 2008," said Reveles.
Among the equipment in the fund-raising drive is a portable digital X-ray detector, which eliminates the use of X-ray film and lengthy development times. This equipment generates less X-ray exposure and better image quality. The digital data can be viewed on a screen within seconds, and the X-ray detector can be taken to the patient, rather than the patient having to be transported to the radiology department.
"When we’re dealing with emergencies, time is of the essence," said Dr. Johnson, director of the Sutter Davis Hospital Emergency Department. "The digital X-ray system along with the other equipment in the Critical Care Project will incorporate the most superior medical technologies available to significantly accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of patients with strokes, heart attacks, trauma and life-threatening illnesses and injuries."
The other equipment to be purchased are:
"Anticipated population growth in Yolo County is expected to strain Sutter Davis Hospital’s resources for providing the care that is needed in an emergency," Wagner said. "Combine that with the ability to diagnose and treat critical care patients in an even timelier manner, and you have a great community need that we are solving through the generous donations from the community and the Sutter Health system."
For more information on the Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation, contact Kristine Reveles at (530) 757-5120.
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The Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation was presented a check for the matching $164,036 from the Sutter Health Department of Philanthropy on Thursday, Jan. 17, at the University Retirement Center meeting room across from Sutter Davis Hospital. A pilot program, this is one of the first matching grants offered by the Sutter Health philanthropy department for clinical equipment.
"The Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees was empowered by the ability to go into the community and offer a dollar-for-dollar match for every contribution to this important project," said Kristine Reveles, director of the SDH Foundation. "That matching factor, along with a tremendous amount of effort from our volunteers, contributed greatly to our success."
Reveles said the extra money raised will be helpful in covering any overages on equipment costs and making sure hospital staff can be trained on the new, specialized equipment. The Critical Care Project equipment will be purchased by project champions Loren Johnson, M.D., and his team by the end of January.
"The staff will immediately be trained on the equipment so they’ll be ready to serve our community in the first quarter of 2008," said Reveles.
Among the equipment in the fund-raising drive is a portable digital X-ray detector, which eliminates the use of X-ray film and lengthy development times. This equipment generates less X-ray exposure and better image quality. The digital data can be viewed on a screen within seconds, and the X-ray detector can be taken to the patient, rather than the patient having to be transported to the radiology department.
"When we’re dealing with emergencies, time is of the essence," said Dr. Johnson, director of the Sutter Davis Hospital Emergency Department. "The digital X-ray system along with the other equipment in the Critical Care Project will incorporate the most superior medical technologies available to significantly accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of patients with strokes, heart attacks, trauma and life-threatening illnesses and injuries."
The other equipment to be purchased are:
- Bedside Ultrasound Unit – Portable ultrasound scanning provides emergency diagnosis during resuscitation procedures, and for routine scanning.
- Heart Failure Ultra-Filtration System – Portable system safely and precisely removes excess water from blood. Fluid overload is usually caused by congestive heart failure. • Slitlamp – System focuses a high-intensity light beam at the structures of the eye used in diagnosing problems and removing foreign bodies.
- Two Fiberoptic Intubating Bronchoscopes – Fiberoptic intubation is used to view the neck, spine and vocal cords when a patient can’t be moved.
- Waveform Capnography Equipment – Portable system allows the clinician to see if a patient is taking in and exchanging CO2 and oxygen and if the body is metabolizing it.
- Adult Interosseous Infusor – In cases when it is difficult to establish good IV access, an interosseous infusion system is used for easy access to the blood stream.
"Anticipated population growth in Yolo County is expected to strain Sutter Davis Hospital’s resources for providing the care that is needed in an emergency," Wagner said. "Combine that with the ability to diagnose and treat critical care patients in an even timelier manner, and you have a great community need that we are solving through the generous donations from the community and the Sutter Health system."
For more information on the Sutter Davis Hospital Foundation, contact Kristine Reveles at (530) 757-5120.
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