SIOUX CITY’S UNITYPOINT ST.LUKE’S NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT HAS EXPANDED ITS VISION RELATED CARE FOR INFANTS THANKS TO THE ADDITION OF TWO RETCAM RETINAL IMAGING CAMERAS.
NIC-UNIT NURSE MANAGER ABBY LAWS SAYS THE CAMERAS AND LENSES WILL HELP THEM DIAGNOSE, MONITOR AND TREAT SERIOUS EYE CONDITIONS FOR AROUND 100 NEWBORNS EVERY YEAR:
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CLINICIAN TERESA STREETER SAYS THE RETCAMS HELP THEM DIAGNOSE THE INFANTS VISION IN A CLEARER WAY THAN EVER BEFORE:
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THE NURSES AND JIM BRAUNSCHWEIG OF ST. LUKE’S FOUNDATION OF PHILANTHROPY APPROACHED THE SIOUX CITY AND OTHER AREA LIONS CLUBS AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION TO HELP IN A $38-THOUSAND DOLLAR INVESTMENT ON THE THE RETINAL IMAGING LENSES:
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STEVE REHMANN, PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR OF THE NORTHWEST IOWA LIONS CLUBS, SAYS EVERY CLUB CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROJECT:
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THE LIONS CLUBS HAVE CHAMPIONED VISION CARE AND BLINDNESS PREVENTION FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
