WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital recently received a donation of 25 infant CPR kits from a fundraiser held for the American Heart Association. The hospital will give the kits to families of babies who are at risk of heart, breathing or choking issues.
The hospital provides CPR education for families with at-risk babies before their babies are discharged. The infant CPR kits will help to refresh and reinforce that education with items that include an educational DVD, an inflatable baby manikin and a bilingual reminder card.
The kits were funded by money raised at the eighth annual Pursenalities Party held in November in Lancaster. Chaired by Tracy Artus, the event raised more than $18,000 for the American Heart Association, supporting the purchase of the kits as well as the Go Red for Women campaign.
Artus, accompanied by two grandsons and representatives of the American Heart Association, brought the kits to the hospital's Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which specializes in the care of premature or unstable full-term newborn infants.
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