Auxiliary helps Health Center

WINSTED — The Auxiliary for Community Health in Winsted recently donated $20,000 to purchase new equipment for Hungerford Emergency and Medical Care, the emergency room run by Charlotte Hungerford Hospital at the Winsted Health Center.The auxiliary, which runs the Auxiliary Thrift Shop on Willow Street, has donated $90,000 in the past year. The most recent donation was used to purchase a GlideScope, a tool used in intubation that provides a clear video view of the airway. The instrument is used in patients ranging from premature babies to the morbidly obese, enabling quick intubation and life-saving airway protection.This past spring, the auxiliary donated $70,000 to fund a fully integrated computer-based system for the emergency room that records and tracks a patient’s vital signs and cardiac rhythm and allows the information to be transmitted to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s main campus for consultation and review by other medical professionals and staff. The hospital’s emergency department in Winsted sees about 7,000 patients each year. The Auxiliary Thrift Shop is located at 120 Willow St. and hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. For more information, call 860-379-1997. Hungerford Emergency and Medical Care one of many services located in the Winsted Health Center’s building at 115 Spencer St.

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