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Far Rockaway hospital looking to raise funds for
equipment that helps newborns with jaundice
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
In a continuing eff ort to deliver worldclass
obstetric care, a Far Rockaway hospital
announced fundraising eff orts 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 lying 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 aff ects 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 to
the hospital’s previous fundraising eff orts,
Leghart shared that there will be several
opportunities to raise funds for the systems.
Th e 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 Giraff e Incubator
Carestation, which helps monitor, assess
and treat premature babies in a calm environment.
Fundraising eff orts for the incubator
began during the 2018 Giving Tuesday
campaign. Th rough 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.
Th ose interested in donating can visit
ehs.org/bilisoft .
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The BiliSoft 2.0 Phototherapy System
Courtesy of St. John's Episcopal Hospital
St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway
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