With your help, we strive to make sure Cascade Medical has up-to-date equipment and services to deliver the highest quality care to our community.
Our current campaign for 2024 is to raise $70,000 to purchase lab equipment — specifically, a hematology (blood) analyzer — for Cascade Medical.
The new machine will replace and upgrade aging equipment that is starting to see increased downtime for service. The analyzer, used 20 to 30 times every day for Cascade Medical patients, counts different types of blood cells and can check the health of those cells. Abnormal blood cells or blood cell counts could help physicians identify problems and guide treatment options for patients with conditions such as anemia, hemochromatosis, infection/sepsis, leukemia/lymphoma, marrow disorders, platelet numbers (contributing to bleeding or clots) and more. It is one of the first steps doctors use to find out what's happening with their patients.
Once a blood sample is placed on the instrument, all this information is available in less than a minute.
Making sure Cascade Medical has reliable equipment for these important screenings has a direct impact on its ability to provide quality healthcare care to the community.
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