HAMPTON, Va., June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ivWatch
provided its Model 400 devices that continuously monitor IV sites
for the early detection of infiltrations to World Pediatric Project
for their recent mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160630/385483
World Pediatric Project (WPP) sends more than forty-five
surgical and diagnostic teams each year to provide critical-care
health services in a variety of disciplines to children in the
Caribbean and Central America. In a single trip, the
teams can provide care and treatment for up to 100 children or more
depending on the specialty. Between June 19th and June 21st,
a WPP neurosurgery specialist team of doctors and nurses evaluated
and treated 54 patients and provided 6 children with critical
surgical care.
"Partnering with companies like ivWatch allows us to better
achieve our mission to deliver access to quality, critical care to
children regardless of geography," stated Susan Rickman, CEO of World Pediatric Project.
"ivWatch stepped in and was very supportive in providing their
devices as well as a team member to travel with the devices. We are
looking forward to working with ivWatch on future missions."
Dr. Brian Clare, who serves on
the Executive Board of World Pediatric Project and is the Chief
Medical Officer at ivWatch, facilitated the conversation between
the two organizations. "Being involved with both of these
organizations, I knew their missions complimented one another,"
stated Dr. Clare. "Just as WPP believes geography doesn't
have to be the reason a child lives or dies, ivWatch believes that
every patient should have access to technology and devices that
will improve patient safety."
"It was an experience of a lifetime to be a part of this
mission," Marilyn Bowers, ivWatch
Clinical Manager commented. "The compassion of the volunteer
medical team, World Pediatric Project, the entire St. Vincent
medical staff, and the people of St. Vincent was something I will
never forget."
On this most recent mission to St. Vincent, ivWatch provided the
WPP team with their Model 400 devices to help monitor the IVs of
the pediatric patients that were designated candidates for surgery
and through their recovery.
"This device is definitely a game changer and much needed in
developing countries," stated His Excellency Sir Frederick Nathanial Ballantyne, G.C.M.G, M.D.,
D.Sc., and current Governor- General of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines.
Marilyn Bowers was able to
capture the mission through photos. More details can be found
on the ivWatch website.
For detailed information about World Pediatric Project, visit
their website at www.worldpediatricproject.org.
Headquartered in Virginia,
ivWatch, LLC is a medical device company focused on improving the
safety and effectiveness of intravenous (IV) therapy. Our
technology aids clinicians by continuously monitoring a patient's
IV, providing early detection of IV infiltrations - when medication
or fluid leaks outside the vein into the surrounding tissue.
Because peripheral IVs are one of the most common invasive medical
procedures performed in the U.S. each year, and current medical
reports indicate the failure rate of IVs in excess of 20% due to
infiltrations, ivWatch has delivered an FDA-cleared device in order
to address this unmet need. For more information, please
visit www.ivWatch.com or call at 1-855-489-2824.
World Pediatric Project is a nonprofit, humanitarian
organization founded and based in Richmond, Virginia, that provides surgical and
diagnostic care to Central American and Caribbean children while creating and
implementing programs to heal the children of tomorrow. This
mission is accomplished by mobilizing hospitals and teams of
generous pediatric specialists, who volunteer their time and
expertise to help thousands of children who need critical care, yet
have no access to it in their home countries. With the
volunteer help of these dedicated doctors and nurses, World
Pediatric Project brings children to partner hospitals in the U.S.
and sends pediatric diagnostic and surgical teams to developing
countries. Thousands of children have received direct services
since 2001. For more information, go to
www.worldpediatricproject.org or call WPP at 540-282-8830.
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