# @providenceeasternwa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3_AClLvWFK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21589700-providenceeasternwa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-01T20:04:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Providence Inland Northwest (@providenceeasternwa) — https://gondola.cc/providenceeasternwa

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You never expect for a loved one to need life support. But when it is necessary, you want your family to have the best care possible. 

That’s exactly what they’ll have at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. Our hospitals have been designated as a Center for Excellence in adult and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). 

ECMO is one of the most advanced forms of life support for critical heart and lung failure.

This prestigious recognition comes from elso_official , which awarded Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital the Gold Level Award for Excellence in Life Support. 

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital stands as the only medical center with an ECMO program between Seattle and Minneapolis, solidifying its status as a regional leader in life support services.

ECMO uses a pump to do the work of the heart and lungs for patients whose own organs are not working well due to critical illness or injury. ECMO may support the body for a range of time, from days to months, to allow the heart and/or lungs time to heal or to provide additional time for a patient needing an organ transplant. 

The ECMO program at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital is led by a highly specialized, multi-disciplinary team trained in intensive care.

ECMO became better known during the COVID-19 pandemic when people who could not breathe on their own were placed on ECMO in intensive care units across the country. 

The designated ECMO team at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital is well-known throughout the hospital as these experts quickly assemble when a patient needs ECMO.

#ECMO #LifeSupport #HealthCare #ProvidenceCares

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lifesupport, healthcare, providencecares, ecmo

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