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We Need Your Help!

For the past five years the Ruth Paz Foundation has been working on the construction of The Ruth Paz Pediatric Burn Hospital. We are very close to the completion of the hospital and are looking for donations to obtain the following equipment and supplies. Your help will be greatly appreciated and is tax deductible.



We are getting there, but we still your support!


List of the Disposable Items needed for the Ruth Paz Burn Hospital

Special Projects


Intensive Care Unit (2 beds):
  • Total care ICU beds with scales (2)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitors with invasive monitoring capabilities (to include CVP, ABP, & temp) (2)
  • 4 channel colleague Baxter IV pumps (2)
  • Nelcor End tidal CO2 monitors (2)
  • Syringe pumps (4)
  • Kangaroo feeding pumps (2)
  • 12 lead EKG machine
  • I-stat machine (cartridges can be purchased in HN)
  • Crash Cart with defibrillator (external / internal-adult & pediatric paddles)
  • Bedside Suction machines (2)
  • Puritan Bennet 840 ventilator (4)
  • Bedside tables (4)
  • Sleep chairs for parents (2)
  • Bedside supply carts (2)
Step Down / floor Unit (10 isolation rooms): could potentially accommodate ICU overflow
  • Hospital bed with scales (10)
  • Stainless Steel Cribs with scales (4)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitors with invasive monitoring capabilities (CVP & ABP) (10)
  • Bedside suction machines (10)
  • Double channel Colleague Baxter IV pumps (10)
  • Kangaroo feeding pumps (10)
  • Syringe pumps (10)
  • Bedside tables (10)
  • Nebulizers (5)
  • Nelcor portable pulse oximeters (2)
  • Sleep chairs for parents (10)

Nurse's Station & General “unit” supplies:
  • Central monitoring station / monitor for 2 ICU beds & 10 step down / floor beds
  • Chairs (6)
  • Supply carts (4)
  • Stretchers (4)
  • Glucometer (2)
  • Portable X-Ray machine (1) will be used in entire hospital
Operating Room #1 (burn unit 1st Floor):
  • OR table
  • Mayo table (2)
  • Bovie Cautery Machine
  • OR Suction machine (2)
  • Surgical Double ceiling light
  • Chairs (2)
  • Anesthesia machine (pediatric/adult capabilities) with isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers
  • Capnography monitor
  • I-stat machine (cartridges can be purchased in HN) to use in both OR's 1st floor
  • Crash Cart with defibrillator (external / internal-adult & pediatric paddles)
  • Stainless Steel work table
  • Cardio pulmonary monitor with invasive monitoring capabilities (to include CVP, ABP, & temp)
  • Bare hugger unit
  • Large foot knee operated double stainless steel sink to use in both OR's 1st floor
  • IV rapid infusion system with heater cartridge
  • Transport monitor
  • Dermatone Padgett with blades
  • Skin expander to use in both OR's 1st floor
  • Syringe pumps (2)
  • 4 channel colleague Baxter IV pump

Operating Room #2 (burn unit 1st Floor):
  • OR table
  • Mayo table (2)
  • Bovie Cautery Machine
  • OR Suction machine (2)
  • Surgical Double ceiling light
  • Chairs (2)
  • Anesthesia machine (pediatric/adult capabilities) with isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers
  • Capnography monitor
  • Stainless Steel work table
  • Cardio pulmonary monitor with invasive monitoring capabilities (to include CVP, ABP, & temp)
  • Bare hugger unit
  • IV rapid infusion system with heater cartridge
  • Transport monitor
  • Dermatone Padgett with blades
  • Syringe pumps (2)
  • 4 channel colleague Baxter IV pump
Hydrotherapy room:
  • Anesthesia machine (pediatric/adult capabilities) with isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers
  • Cardio pulmonary monitor – heart rate, respiratory rate, non invasive blood pressure, & oxygen saturation

Sterilization Area:
  • 2 medium size autoclave (100 pounds capacity) – electric with boiler
  • 2 small size autoclave
  • 2 water softener (to be used with autoclaves because water in Honduras is hard with mineral that could damage equipment)
  • 1 large stainless steel work table
  • 1 medium size mobil stainless steel table with wheels
  • 1 low temperature sterilization system (uses Ethylene Oxide Gas)
Emergency Room:
  • I-stat machine (cartridges can be purchased in HN)
  • Crash Cart with defibrillator (external / internal-adult & pediatric paddles)
  • Bedside Suction machines (4)
  • Puritan Bennet 840 ventilator (2)
  • Transport monitor
  • Examination tables (6)
  • Examination lights (6)
  • Portable Nelcor pulse oximeters (2)
  • Mayo tables (6)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitors with invasive monitoring capabilities (to include CVP, ABP, & temp) (2)
  • Bedside supply carts (4)
  • Anesthesia machine (pediatric/adult capabilities) with isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers
  • double channel Baxter Colleague IV pumps (2)

Operating room #3 (second floor – pediatric surgery):Second floor: (general pediatric surgery ward)
  • OR table (2)
  • Mayo table (4)
  • Bovie Cautery Machine (2)
  • OR Suction machine (4)
  • Surgical Double ceiling light (2)
  • Chairs (4)
  • Anesthesia machine (pediatric/adult capabilities) with isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers (2)
  • Capnography monitor (2)
  • Stainless Steel work table (2)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitor with invasive monitoring capabilities (to include CVP, ABP, & temp) (2)
  • Bare hugger unit
  • Transport monitor
  • Syringe pumps (2)
  • double channel colleague Baxter IV pump (2)
  • I-stat machine (cartridges can be purchased in HN) to use in both OR's 2nd floor
  • Crash Cart with defibrillator (external / internal-adult & pediatric paddles) to use in both OR's 2nd floor
  • Stainless Steel work table (2)
  • Large foot knee operated double stainless steel sink to use in both OR's 2nd floor
  • IV rapid infusion system with heater cartridge

Please note OR suites on second floor are large enough to accommodate 2 simultaneous surgeries per room.

Operating room #4 (second floor – pediatric surgery):
  • OR table (2)
  • Mayo table (4)
  • Bovie Cautery Machine (2)
  • OR Suction machine (4)
  • Surgical Double ceiling light (2)
  • Chairs (4)
  • Anesthesia machine (pediatric/adult capabilities) with isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers (2)
  • Capnography monitor (2)
  • Stainless Steel work table (2)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitor with invasive monitoring capabilities (to include CVP, ABP, & temp) (2)
  • Bare hugger unit
  • Syringe pumps (2)
  • double channel colleague Baxter IV pump (2)
  • Stainless Steel work table (2)
  • IV rapid infusion system with heater cartridge

Please note OR suites on second floor are large enough to accommodate 2 simultaneous surgeries per room.


PACU (2nd floor):
  • Hospital beds (6)
  • Hospital cribs (3)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitors with invasive monitoring capabilities (CVP & ABP) (2)
  • Cardio pulmonary monitors -– heart rate, respiratory rate, non invasive blood pressure, & oxygen saturation (4)
  • Bedside suction machines (6) will be shared with general ward on 2nd floor
  • Double channel Colleague Baxter IV pumps (6) will be shared with general ward on 2nd floor
  • Syringe pumps (6) will be shared with general ward on 2nd floor
  • Bedside tables (6)
  • Nebulizers (2)
  • Nelcor portable pulse oximeters (2)
  • Stretchers (4) will be shared with general ward on 2nd floor
  • Puritan Bennet 840 ventilator (2)
General Ward 18 beds:
  • Hospital beds (12)
  • Hospital cribs (6)
  • Nelcor portable pulse oximeters (4)
  • Single channel Colleague Baxter IV pumps (8)
  • Kangaroo Feeding Pumps (4)
  • Bedside tables (18)
  • Bedside supply carts (8)
  • Parent sleep Chairs (18)
Electric Generator CUMMINS POWER GENERATION but could use any other BRAND
  • Capacity 200KW/260Kva @ 0.18PF 3-PH for-wire 120/208 volts 60 HZ Diesel
    Diesel Tank for 8 hours
    Atenuation system ( noise reduction ) Level 1
    MUST HAVE Battery with charger
    Muffler system ( with dual application )
    Vibration Isolator @ base
    Radiator 45°... Cooling System

Special Project
Burn Unit at Hospital
Leonardo Martinez
Special Project photo gallery
Please note the nature of these pictures may be too graphic for some viewers
 

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The Ruth Paz foundation is a non-profit, tax deductible - status 501 c-3 - charitable organization dedicated to
providing life-changing medical care and support to underprivileged Honduran children and thier families.

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