Wishes Made . . .

• A Chester Chest mannikin is needed for an increased level of nursing training in vascular access. $675.
• Grace Cottage Family Health needs two new heavy-duty examination tables; they’re $1,222 each.
• Four wireless headphones for patient room TVs are needed, to permit one patient in a shared hospital room to sleep while the other patient watches TV favorites; they’re $90 each.
• Grace Cottage Rehab needs a new heavy-duty commercial treadmill to help patients regain mobility and stability. The cost is $6,056.
• Do you have a gently-used snowmobile or tool trailer that you’d be willing to donate to Grace Cottage’s Emergency Preparedness effort? An enclosed, lockable trailer is needed for storage of cots, linens, decontamination equipment, etc. Call Barb Williams at (802) 365-3634.
• The dietary department needs two ingredient bins on wheels for flour and sugar, at a cost of $225 each. An oilstone to sharpen knives is $155. A case of 24 cobalt blue 9” patient plates is $125, and a case of 48 mauve insulated hot drink mugs is $85. To puree food for patients who can’t chew well, a commercial blender is $875, and a commercial food processor is $1,176.
• A glidescope is needed for the ER, to provide a video laryngoscope for intubation. More details can be provided for those who aren’t squeamish, but it’s state-of-the-art and saves lives. $9,000.

Call (802) 365-9109 or e-mail info@gracecottage.org for more information about these or other Wish List items.