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ImageFIRST Launches New Jupiter Medical Center Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Comfort Care® Maternity Gown Offers First and Only Fast-Acting Joins Prestigious Cerebral Palsy

for New and Expecting Mothers Treatment for Research Network

ImageFIRST, the largest national linen rental and laun- Postpartum Depression
dry service specializing in the healthcare market, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, part of Memorial
announced today the launch of the Comfort Care® Jupiter Medical Center is among the first hospitals in Healthcare System in Florida has joined the Cerebral
Maternity Gown. A portion of the proceeds from each South Florida to offer Zulresso™, a treatment for post- Palsy Research Network (CPRN). Heather Spader, M.D.,
gown rental will be donated to the National Pediatric partum depression (PPD). Developed by Sage a pediatric neurosurgeon and Monica Arroyo, M.D., a
Cancer Foundation (NPCF) to aid in their efforts to find Therapeutics, Zulresso is the first and only medicine pediatric neurologist, will be the site principal investi-
a faster cure for pediatric cancer. specifically approved to treat PPD, the most common gators (PIs) representing Joe DiMaggio Children’s
ImageFIRST is the first national linen rental provider to medical complication of childbirth. Hospital in the network. The mission of CPRN is to
offer a gown specially designed with input from Mother & The typical treatment for postpartum depression improve outcomes for people with cerebral palsy
Baby departments across the nation to better meet the includes a prescription of antidepressants and/or psy- through high quality clinical research and quality initia-
needs of expecting mothers. The Comfort Care® chotherapy, with patients recovering within two to four tives. Adding Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital marks
Maternity Gown features a lightweight, premium poly- weeks. Zulresso is delivered via continuous IV over 60 the first hospital to join the prestigious network in
ester/nylon blend fabric and front snaps to allow for skin- hours (2.5 days), offering the potential for the rapid South Florida and adds to the diversity of patient popu-
to-skin access and optional breastfeeding. Developed with treatment of depressive symptoms of PPD. lation in the cerebral palsy registry.
modesty in mind, the gown also includes shoulder snaps “Jupiter Medical Center remains on the cutting edge “Being accepted for membership into the CPRN is an
and a full cut for extra coverage and to accommodate a of providing safe, high quality patient care using state- important milestone for the spasticity program at Joe
variety of body types. The Maternity Gown was designed of-the-art technology and advanced treatment options,” DiMaggio Children’s Hospital,” said Dr. Spader. “With
for commercial laundering and comes with a fully-man- said Joanne Miller, interim co-CEO. “We are especially our current and continued institutional growth, the
aged rental and laundry program. proud to be among the first in our community to pro- CPRN is an additional way to participate in high-quality
“In designing the Comfort Care Maternity Gown, we vide this much-needed care for new mothers at this very research alongside other large institutions that are lead-
spoke with countless clinicians who spend their days delicate time.” ers in the field of spasticity.”
working with women in Mother & Baby units to obtain “This a major breakthrough in the treatment of post- Dr. Spader’s research and publication of “Risk factors
real, honest feedback on what they are looking for in a partum depression,” said Dr. Dudley Brown, chief of for baclofen pump infection in children: a multivariate
maternity gown,” said Jim Cashman, President of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jupiter Medical Center. analysis” in the Journal of Neurosurgery in 2016 was
ImageFIRST. “We took this input into account and the “Zulresso works so quickly that patients can see developed in conjunction with the PI of CPRN’s quality
result is a modern take on the traditional garment, which improvement in their symptoms within days—instead improvement initiative, Dr. Robert Bollo, to reduce
better meets the needs of today’s mothers and the health- of weeks. This will result in them feeling like them- intrathecal baclofen pump infections. Dr. Spader is the
care facilities who serve them. We are proud to offer this selves more quickly which will be beneficial for them, sixth neurosurgeon to join CPRN as a principal investi-
more comfortable solution that will significantly improve their newborn and their family.” gator and will contribute to the CPRN clinical registry’s
patient experience, while also making an impact on the Approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in capture of neurosurgical interventions for children with
fight against childhood cancer through our partnership March of this year, Zulresso must be administered in cerebral palsy.
with NPCF.” Funds raised by ImageFIRST through this health care facilities certified under the Zulresso Risk Dr. Arroyo joins a growing segment of pediatric neu-
program will benefit the Sunshine Project, a collaborative Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program rologists in the network as CPRN expands its research
research initiative out of the National Pediatric Cancer due to potential side effects during treatment. into epilepsy, dystonia and neonatal brain development
Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fund- Throughout their IV process, patients are under obser- issues in CP.
ing research to eliminate childhood cancer. By partnering vation for excessive sedation and sudden loss of con-
with doctors and researchers from the country’s top insti- sciousness, as well as continuous monitoring of their
tutions, the Sunshine Project is fast-tracking the develop- blood oxygen level.
ment of new drugs and therapies that will ultimately lead
to the cure of childhood cancers.

VITAS® Healthcare Video Unveils the Evolution of

Technology in Hospice Over the Past 40 Years

The latest in a series of videos by VITAS® Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider
of end-of-life care, chronicles the advances in hospice technology—from handwritten
intake forms detailing patient information to today’s use of virtual/augmented reality
therapy for patients—and shows the many ways the company has innovated care at
the patient bedside over the last four decades.
In the four-minute video, long-tenured VITAS team members acknowledge the
extensive transformation in the tools used to deliver quality end-of-life care to
patients and their families. While VITAS Healthcare’s mission remains the same, the
tools available to us have changed considerably over the years.
In the early days, staff relied on analog solutions for nearly everything, from case
management to communication to patient intake and documentation and record
keeping were done manually. Clinical teams expressed skepticism over the reliability
of early computer systems, and the notion of clinicians using handheld devices during
patient visits was simply unimaginable.
“As new technology arose in our early years, it allowed us to grow with it, leverag-
ing the power of computers to develop our digital infrastructure from the ground up,” Just last year, VITAS announced a collaboration with AT&T to explore the potential
recalls Bob Miller, a former VITAS chaplain 30 years ago who is now executive vice of 5G mobile networking technology in hospice settings. Using 5G and virtual/aug-
president and chief compliance officer. “The transition paid off in the form of a world- mented reality, VITAS and AT&T are reducing chronic pain and anxiety in appropriate
class patient management system.” patients.
The new system – and the eventual adoption of mobile devices by our clinical teams “I look at where we are today and realize how far we’ve come,” says Maggie
– virtually eliminated any disconnect between data collection and the application of Macfarlane, senior director of medical claims review and 31-year veteran of VITAS.
that data. Previously isolated teams could now communicate instantly, ensuring fewer “[We’re] more efficient and we can still be with the patients and families.”
gaps in patient care and a safer “workplace” for our hospice teams, whose cars often Perhaps most importantly, the new technology didn’t create a barrier between
served as secondary office space. VITAS clinicians and their patients, but rather fostered more interaction with patients
Some of VITAS’ most exciting technological leaps occurred in the last decade. In and families to meet their needs, and less time completing cumbersome paperwork.
2012, VITAS launched a hospice referral app for mobile devices, closing the gap Throughout VITAS’ four-decade history as a hospice leader and into the next
between referral sources and our admissions staff, and ensuring more timely care tran- decade, VITAS raises the bar on what hospice can be by integrating compassionate,
sitions for hospice-eligible patients. The next generation of the app will further patient-focused care with cutting-edge technology. While VITAS’ philosophy of care
streamline referral and hospice eligibility queries. remains the same, the technology used to deliver that care never stops evolving.

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