This weekend, we gather and celebrate the lives at WellSpan touched by ECMO 💙 When a patient’s heart or lungs are failing or too weak to work on their own, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment, offering the body the vital opportunity it needs to heal. This weekend, former ECMO patients at WellSpan York Hospital will gather in celebration of their recovery. | WellSpan Health

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Patient success story | ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) helps successfully treat critical case of covid The patient Mrs. Smriti tested positive for covid during the 8th month of her pregnancy. Her condition was critical & she was put on oxygen support. She was shifted to Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road. Dr. Arul D Furtado, Sr Consultant - CTVS at Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore talks about how they successfully tackled her challenging case. She had delivered her bab

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞... 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥." Rick Armijo is grateful to be alive today thanks to our ECMO team’s unique partnership with Plano Fire-Rescue. It's one of a handful of programs nationwide where the hospital and paramedics work in coordination to start ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) in the field. Because of the technology and skil