Far Rockaway hospital looking to raise funds for
equipment that helps newborns with jaundice
BY JENNA BAGCAL
In a continuing effort to
deliver world-class obstetric
care, a Far Rockaway hospital
announced fundraising efforts
to purchase equipment
for jaundiced newborns.
During St. John’s Episcopal
Hospital’s (SJEH) latest
Giving Tuesday, the hospital
introduced a campaign to
buy four GE Healthcare Bilisoft
Phototherapy Systems.
Babies can undergo a blue
LED light therapy session
while laying down or while
being held, rocked or fed.
According to data from
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC),
jaundice is a common condition
in newborn children.
It affects approximately 60
percent of full-term babies
and 80 percent of premature
babies.
Severe jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia
cases that go
untreated can cause brain
damage in newborn children.
SJEH Director of Foundation
Nancy Leghart said that
each system costs $5,000 for a
total of $20,000 for four. Similarly
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to the hospital’s previous
fundraising efforts, Leghart
shared that there will be several
opportunities to raise
funds for the systems.
The hospital introduced
their 2019 Giving Tuesday
campaign on Dec. 3 and
raised about $1,000 to date.
Leghart added that they
placed a donation bucket in
the hospital’s cafeteria to encourage
staff to donate while
on their lunch breaks.
Last month, the Rockaways
hospital raised funds
for a Giraffe Incubator
Carestation, which helps
monitor, assess and treat
premature babies in a calm
environment.
Fundraising efforts for
the incubator began during
the 2018 Giving Tuesday
campaign. Through a
combination of community
donations, a denim day and
a generous donation from a
man born premature, SJEH
raised the $20,000 necessary
to purchase the incubator.
Those interested in
donating can visit ehs.org/
bilisoft.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal
by e-mail at jbagcal@qns.
com or by phone at (718) 260-
2583.
The BiliSoft 2.0 Phototherapy System Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/GE Healthcare
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