4 October 2021
Generous donation of observation monitors Two new monitors, named after the people who generously donated them and labelled with their favourite heart and rainbow emojis, have been gratefully received by Christchurch Hospital’s Cardiology ward. The two specialised observation monitors that can also assess electrocardiograms (ECGs), were donated by former patient Dean Graham and his partner Liana Bush, to Christchurch Hospital’s Ward 12. They have been fittingly named ‘Deano’ and ‘Liana’.
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The name labels on the monitors
Dean says he made the donation as he was very grateful for the care he received when he underwent cardiology treatment in August. “You guys saved my life”, he says. It was while he was in hospital watching the nursing staff go about their daily practice in a variety of situations that he felt the motivation to express his gratitude in this tangible way. The two observation monitors will be used with patients on the ward multiple times every day and are like a legacy that enables Dean to live on in the ward, says Clinical Nurse Specialist Murray Hart. The observation monitors are used for monitoring the vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and temperature) of patients on the cardiology ward.
From left, Clinical Nurse Specialist Murray Hart, Ward 12 Charge Nurse Manager Margaret Cumming and former patient Dean Graham
In addition, they have the capability to keep track of the ECG rhythm at the bedside for closer monitoring.
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