SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern California Shriners Hospital for Children, specializing in burns, orthopedic conditions, and spinal cord injury and rehabilitation of children, has standardized on Masimo SET Oximetry. Shriners is a leading research institution and one of the premiere facilities dedicated to the care of pediatric patients. Shriner's Hospitals have never charged fees for their care of their 18 year-old and younger patients. Their conversion to Masimo SET Oximetry follows a side-by-side comparison of Masimo versus Nellcor's pulse oximeters. Administrators cited Masimo's ability to accurately and reliably read through conditions of poor perfusion, where other pulse oximeters couldn't.
Lysa Kinoshita, Manager of Respiratory, said, "I was initially approached by our respiratory care practitioners and nurses about Masimo. They thought it would be a valuable monitor for patients with poor perfusion, so we decided to evaluate Masimo's Radical Signal Extraction Pulse Oximeter. We developed an evaluation form and did a side-by-side comparison of Masimo and Nellcor. Our comparison in the Pediatric ICU really did it for us. We saw that it would give us reliable readings where we'd been losing our oximetry, we liked the capabilities of SatShare, and our clinicians found the handheld portion of the Radical to be very useful in transporting patients."
Ms. Kinoshita continued, "Once the sensor agreement had been approved, the install and inservicing went very well. Masimo provided sufficient technical and educational support before and after the installation and go live date. My perception of Masimo is that they support their product, identify and solve problems. I was confident that when my staff or myself raised concerns, our voice was definitely being heard. We've been live with Masimo for several months and are pleased with its performance."
Kevin Mosher, President of Masimo Americas, stated, "Northern California Shriners Hospital is a bright light in many lives. This is a place children go to become healed, regardless of their ability to pay for it, and we are very proud that Masimo technology has been adopted here. We have created a technology that works where other oximeters fail, and a company philosophy of paying close attention to the needs and desires of the clinical environment. It appears, based on the feedback from Shriners, that our approach is making a difference."
About Shriner's Hospitals
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California is a JCAHO-accredited medical center providing pediatric care in three specialty programs -- orthopaedics, spinal cord injury treatment and rehabilitation, and acute burn treatment and rehabilitation. The hospital is one of 22 Shriners Hospitals throughout North America. Any child under 18 years old may be eligible for admission if the child's condition is within the scope of services offered. All medical care is provided free of charge to the patient and patient family.
The patient and patient's family bear no financial responsibility for care provided at Shriners Hospitals for Children. We do not accept payment for services provided in our hospital. We do not seek reimbursement from the family, insurance companies, or federal/state health programs. The gift of free medical care is made possible by the generosity of many. Donations go to the Shriners Hospitals Endowment Fund, which supports all 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children. If a patient is referred for services our Hospital does not provide, such as urology or outpatient physical therapy, Shriners Hospitals for Children will assist the family in obtaining insurance coverage for these services.
About Masimo Corporation
Masimo, founded in 1989, licenses and markets advanced medical signal processing technologies and products for the non-invasive monitoring of vital signs. Masimo Signal Extraction Technology, or Masimo SET, represents the standard of care for pulse oximeters. Over 90 clinical studies have demonstrated that Masimo SET is the most effective pulse oximeter in the world. Masimo is headquartered in Irvine, California. Additional information about Masimo and its products can be found at http://www.masimo.com/.
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