The United Fund of Iowa County recently approved a grant request from Upland Hills Health to allow the organization to purchase items for both the Birthing Unit and the Dialysis Center.

A grant amount of $1,250.00 was used to purchase a new, state of the art infant hearing screener, allowing parents to make informed decisions regarding possible medical response needed to correct hearing loss within the critical first three months of a baby’s life. The screening equipment can determine if hearing loss exists in infants, and parents of children born at Upland Hills Health, at home or at another hospital are welcome to contact Upland Hills Health to set an appointment for screening during their infant’s first three months.

$2,000.00 was granted for the purchase of an additional portable computer and cart unit to further increase efficiency and accuracy by allowing even more staff members to chart patient data during treatment. The additional unit will be used by the entire Dialysis team to ensure the Ideal Patent Experience.

“We are very grateful for the grants from the United Fund. It’s wonderful to see a dedicated community group funding things that are so very important to the community as a whole,” said Dori Christenson, Director of Obstetrics at Upland Hills Health.

Lynn Hebgen, Assistant Administrator of Nursing at Upland Hills Health, United Fund representative Charlie Price, Upland Hills Health Administrator Phyllis Fritsch, and Birthing Unit Director Dori Christenson are pictured showing the new hearing screening system with newborn Leland Havens, son of Sarah and Logan Havens of Ridgeway.		Charlie Price, Phyllis Fritsch and Lisa Christenson, Dialysis team member, are pictured with one of the portable computers in Dialysis