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Date:3/13/2008

d by a grant from the medical technology company Medtronic to Children's HeartLink, an international medical nonprofit organization formed to prevent and treat heart disease among children in the developing world. Red Cross Children's selected Packard Children's over Birmingham Children's Hospital in the United Kingdom. Both had expressed an interest in a partnership.

"Packard Children's was an excellent choice for this project because of their previous experience volunteering with Children's HeartLink on a number of missions. Also important was Sandy's knowledge of the organization, her wealth of experience at the bedside and commitment to nursing practice and education," said Andreas Tsakistos, the international programs coordinator for Children's HeartLink. Since 2006, Staveski and several of her nursing colleagues have traveled to Red Cross Children's five times to both learn and teach.

"This will be a partnership where we grow together and learn together," agreed Pam Wells, Packard Children's vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer. "The energy and excitement that people express upon hearing about this opportunity is phenomenal."

"The people at Red Cross do wonderful work in an environment that is not as resource-rich as ours. And they're doing it with passion," said Staveski. She cited a simple and innovative solution devised by Red Cross nurses that relies on foot pumps and pipe cleaners to solve what would be an unthinkable situation in the U.S.: the need to discharge a child with a tracheostomy into townships.

"It's amazing what a dedicated group of people like those at Red Cross Children's can do," said Staveski. "Helping them retain more nurses and train other hospitals in the area could make a significant and lasting difference in their world."

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