UAMS Takes Leading Role in Newborn Heart Screening
Jan. 20, 2012 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun routine screenings for critical congenital heart defects in newborns and is leading the effort to teach other hospitals the screening method via telehealth.
At no additional cost to patients, UAMS this month began using a painless, noninvasive device that detects the first signs of the most serious heart problems. The device, called a pulse oximeter, is about the size of a Band Aid and is placed on a hand and a foot to measure blood oxygen levels.
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Shona R. Whitehead
Program Coordinator
Heartland Regional Coordinating Center
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 12100
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: 405.271.8001 x. 42190
Fax: 405.271.8697
www.heartlandcollaborative.org