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Foundation agrees to cover respiratory device and staff training costs, board told
Summary
The hospital foundation agreed to fund a $12,000 respiratory care device currently being trialed at the facility and approved payment for a dietary management course and books for an employee; scheduling and board recruitment plans were also discussed.
The hospital foundation told trustees it will fund a respiratory care device now in pilot use at the facility and will pay course and book costs for a staff member, a board member reported.
The foundation is “giving money,” the speaker said, and discussed paying what was described as a $12,000 device used for respiratory care. The device was described as allowing patients to receive warmed, high-flow oxygen through a nasal cannula to avoid invasive intubation and as being useful for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus and asthma; the speaker said the hospital has been…
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