UnityPoint Health-Trinity donates cardiac monitors to Ukraine

UnityPoint Health– Trinity has donated  22 LIFEPAK cardiac monitors to be used in ambulances being sent to Ukraine.  CREDIT UNITYPOINT HEALTH-TRINITY

UnityPoint Health–Trinity has donated 22 LIFEPAK cardiac monitors to be used in ambulances being sent to Ukraine. 

This in-kind donation is being made to the UA Resistance Foundation to assist with ongoing humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

LIFEPAK monitors are a cardiac monitoring tool used to track vital signs, monitor and report patient data in real time, and help revive someone from sudden cardiac arrest.

“It’s a critical need for ambulance medics to have access to lifesaving equipment to monitor patients during transport,” said Rachel Pohl, executive director of UnityPoint Health– Trinity Muscatine. “While these monitors have been retired from use in the United States, these older, yet effective machines remain useful. This in-kind donation of LIFEPAK monitors will not only ensure timely access to emergency care for patients in Ukraine but help support and rebuild their health care system.”

As technology evolves in the healthcare industry, hospitals continually update equipment and tools. When that happens, equipment that can no longer be used, but is still deemed useful can be donated, such as to Ukraine to aid in their efforts.

“We’re proud to provide this life-saving donation and technology to medics in Ukraine. This donation will help them deliver critical care and perform life-saving measures when transporting patients,” Ms. Pohl said.

Trinity Health Foundation and Trinity Muscatine Foundation worked together to support and help make this in-kind donation possible.

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