Organization: ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Mission: TO RAISE, STEWARD, AND DISBURSE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL.
Activities: CONSTRUCTION AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT-- CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RICHARD M. SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEUROLOGICAL CARE- SPECIALIZED LAPAROSCOPIC OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE, COMPLEX LIVER SURGERIES
PATIENT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION-- HELP WITH OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR GIVENS BRAIN TUMOR CENTER PATIENTS UNDERGOING TUMOR GENE TESTING.- EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL REALITY AS AN ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION TO EASE LONG HOSPITAL STAYS.- EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFYING BREAST CANCER PATIENTS TO HELP WITH EVERYDAY EXPENSES.- NURSES' EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION TO INCREASE THEIR SKILLS.- UPGRADE EXISTING FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION TRAINING.
RESEARCH- - A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NON-INVASIVE INTERMITTENT COLD-COMPRESSION THERAPY MODALITY FOR PAIN CONTROL.- A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR USE OF BLOOD LACTATE LEVELS AS AN EARLY MARKER OF SEPSIS THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Medical Research