Spartanburg Regional Foundation Grant Provides for Medical Equipment
July 28, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – New equipment will enable nurses at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind to respond to medical emergencies more quickly thanks to a grant from the Spartanburg Regional Foundation. The equipment will also be used on a daily basis to monitor students’ vital signs more accurately and efficiently.
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he Spartanburg Regional Foundation grant of $4,313 will enable the school to purchase two portable vital signs diagnostic stations. The stations encompass three monitoring functions in one portable device providing for more precise measurements in less time and faster response times in emergencies.
“Thankfully, medical emergencies are infrequent, but it is important to have state-of-the art, reliable equipment readily available,” said Travis Durham, the school’s director of health and related services. “Many of our students require ongoing medical attention, and the equipment will be a great help on a daily basis.” The school provides nursing services and an on-call physician 24 hours a day through two Health Centers located on the Spartanburg Campus.
“We are very appreciative to the Spartanburg Regional Foundation for their continuing support of our school,” said Ann Akerman, chief executive officer of The Walker Foundation, the fund-raising arm of the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind. “The new monitoring equipment is one of many ways the Spartanburg Regional Foundation has supported the school in recent years and we are very grateful for their compassion and responsiveness to the medical needs of our community.”
The Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation is a charitable corporation whose primary mission is to benefit the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System through direct support of SRHS and also through support of community programs and services that share the SRHS mission of providing quality healthcare to our community.
Founded in 1979 for the sole purpose of working directly with the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind, The Walker Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to securing resources that enable the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind to achieve its mission and goals. For more information, please visit www.walkerfdn.org or call (864) 577-7582.
The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is the state’s only specialized school for students who are deaf or blind. It offers pre K-12 educational programs on its main campus in Spartanburg and specialized vision and hearing services in school districts and homes throughout the state. For more information, go to www.scsdb.org or call the school’s toll-free number at 1-888-447-2732.
