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Delta Hospital receives $15,000 for a new GlideScope

TB Vets Charitable Foundation provides respiratory care funding
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Delta Hospital

Thirty hospitals are able to buy new respiratory equipment this year with the support of donors to the TB Vets Charitable Foundation.

The grant to Delta Hospital is part of nearly $1-million in funding provided by TB Vets to hospitals in British Columbia and Northwest Territories. 

The new Glidescope will replace the current model that is past its useful life.

A GlideScope is the most comprehensive and flexible airway visualization system for video laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy and dual-view airway procedures.

Designed around an HD, touchscreen monitor and comprehensive workstation, GlideScope Core delivers elevated visibility during intubation, which might be needed in case of congestive heart failure, trauma, anaphylactic shock, or endoscopy procedures, to name a few. Intubation is used on a patient when someone cannot breathe on their own or has stopped breathing. The video technology of the Glidescope allows physicians or respiratory therapists to visualize the larynx and create a direct line of sight to the airway. 

“We are proud to be able to help hospitals buy new equipment that will support our medical frontline heroes. We would not be able to achieve these amazing results without our donors, who generously contribute to our Key Tag program year after year,” says Kandys Merola, CEO of TB Vets. “We’ve just launched this year’s Key Tag fundraising campaign, and I encourage everyone to support it, no matter how big or small the gift might be. The need for respiratory equipment remains acute, whether it’s for newborns, emergency situations, or patients suffering from respiratory conditions; and it’s only through our joint efforts that we can ensure the best possible care for every patient.”