Batesville, IN—Hillrom announced it is donating an additional $3 million in medical devices well-suited for critical and intensive care environments to 25 U.S. hospitals fighting COVID-19. Combined with prior donations in Asia, Europe and other donations in the local communities, Hillrom donations to assist caregivers and patients in the current pandemic total more than $5.5 million to date
The Hillrom for Humanity Critical Care and Respiratory Support Program includes ICU beds, patient monitoring and respiratory health devices. Hospitals selected for the donations will each receive:
- Two Progressa® ICU beds
- One Welch Allyn Connex® vital signs monitor
- Three respiratory health technologies: the Life2000® non-invasive ventilator; the MetaNeb® System, for oscillation lung-expansion therapy; and The Vest®, which provides high-frequency chest-wall oscillation
Interested hospitals must meet certain eligibility criteria, including demonstration of need, community transmission of COVID-19, and the ability to put the devices to immediate clinical use. Applications may be submitted by any U.S. hospital and will be vetted solely by Hillrom’s Global Compliance Office and Medical Affairs and Informatics Department. Hospitals meeting the criteria will be chosen to receive the Hillrom for Humanity Critical Care and Respiratory Support Program donations on a first-come, first-served basis. The medical devices received as part of this program are unrestricted donations to the hospitals without any relationship to any current or future business opportunities. Interested U.S. hospitals should visit the Hillrom COVID-19 Resource Center on Hillrom.com for more information and to apply.
Starting in January, Hillrom donated more than $2 million in vital signs monitors to the Chinese Red Cross to assist with efforts to better diagnose and help treat COVID-19 during the initial spread of the coronavirus within China. Today, Hillrom made a $50,000 cash donation to the American Nurses Foundation to build upon the organization’s efforts to support the needs of U.S. nurses during and after the COVID-19 outbreak. And the company continues to provide local support in its communities as well.
