Hocking Valley Community Hospital Foundation and Hocking Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary funded the recent purchase of five new patient monitors for the hospital’s surgery department.
The Foundation donated $40,000 and the Auxiliary donated $27,000 for the monitors. These provide consistent monitoring of patients during some of the most critical times both before and after surgery.
Additionally, the monitors track all the patient’s vital signs including blood pressure, heart rate and rhythm, respiratory rate, and blood oxygen levels, and have the capability to speak directly to the hospital’s electronic health record system, allowing staff more time to care for patients.