Requests from KU/Olathe Medical Centers

 

Hi Sewing Groups,

 

Olathe Medical Center is requesting pillows for the cardiology unit

 

• We use positioning pillows to keep areas of a patient’s body from contact with a bed, rails, tubing, etc. Elevation of an area may help the skin to stay healthy and not further degrade. This may also assist with pain in the area. Pillows must be disposed of after a patient passes away, they are not reused.

• We are again running low on pillows. We have plenty of the smaller sizes but need larger sizes. Please consider our House when you next sit down to sew.

• Pillow instruction sheet

 

KU Medical Center is requesting door hearts for the Hospice unit

 

• Our Hospice House is running low on the door hearts we hang on patient doorknobs when a patient is actively passing away.

• Door Heart instruction sheet - If you would be interested in creating hearts, these instructions include the pattern as well as some photo samples. This is a fun project to work on.

 

Thank You,

Amy Potts

Volunteer Coordinator, Hospice Services

The University of Kansas Health System