Covenant begins fundraiser with Spirit Halloween for kids; adds recognition for stroke center
Covenant Health announced the return of a Halloween fundraiser for children with Spirit Halloween, and celebrated a new recognition for stroke care.
The Spirit of Children fundraiser, in its 13th year, is a partnership between Covenant Children's and Spirit Halloween. Spirit Halloween will give 10% of proceeds to Covenant Children's this season. Spirit's stores at 5025 50th St., 6002 Slide Road and 2721 50th St. will participate.
Proceeds this year will help Covenant Children's obtain an American with Disabilities Act medical therapy dog. These therapy dogs help patients cope through their time at medical centers.
“The program will offer our patients another outlet to socially connect and navigate the physical and emotional challenges they are experiencing through the companionship of this specially trained service animal,” said Christine Neugebauer, Child Life Specialist Director.
In previous years, funds from Spirit of Children helped hire a part-time child life specialist for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, add artists in residence program, and create Lindsay’s Playroom.
Covenant Medical Center recognized as 'first and only' Comprehensive Stroke Center in West Texas
The Joint Commission has recognized Covenant Medical Center as "the first and only Comprehensive Stroke Center in West Texas," according to a news release.
This recognition lists the center as offering the highest level of stroke care and able to treat the most complex stroke cases. Covenant Medical Center is now one of 40 of these centers in the state, and one of 13 certified by the commission.
"As part of achieving this designation, CMC needed to demonstrate the ability to provide a constellation of uninterrupted services, perhaps most notably the ability to diagnose and treat a host of neurological emergencies including stroke, aneurysm, hemorrhage, seizure and trauma," Windisch said. "This relies on the continuous availability of physicians, nurses and other providers skilled in emergency removal of blood clots blocking blood vessels in the brain, treatment of ruptured aneurysms, evacuation of hematomas in or around the brain and stabilization of otherwise neurologically unstable patients."
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Covenant Health gains recognition for stroke care; children's fundraiser
