THURSDAY'S
'LIVE FROM LVH' BROADCAST AT DA VINCI SCIENCE CENTER CANCELLED
PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WAS TO HAVE SHOWN LIVE C-SECTION; HEALTHY BABY ARRIVED
A FEW DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
Due to the
quintessential circumstance beyond the Da Vinci Science Center's control,
the Live From LVH surgical broadcast scheduled for this Thursday, April
3, will not take place.
The patient - who had planned to undergo a caesarian section procedure and
had volunteered for the broadcast - gave birth to her child successfully a
few days ahead of schedule, said Robert A. Fox, the Da Vinci Science Center's
associate director and director of education.
Thursday's broadcast
would have been the fourth C-section shown in the Live From LVH series.
This is the first time a broadcast was pre-empted by a birth, Fox said.
"It was inevitable
that such a situation would occur when dealing with births," Fox said.
"While the broadcast would have provided a special learning opportunity,
our primary focus has always been on the safety and welfare of both mother
and child. We congratulate the family on this healthy arrival."
Produced by the
Da Vinci Science Center and Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN)
and supported by the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust, the Live From
LVH series exposes high school and college students to the variety of
health care careers available to them and the seriousness of decisions pertaining
to their health.
Thursday's broadcast
had been the last Live From LVH program scheduled for the 2007-2008
school year. An alternate date is being investigated.
Both organizations
have been pleased with the response to the Live From LVH series and
are exploring ways to continue it in the future, Fox said.
About Lehigh
Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN)
A premier academic community hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
includes three hospital facilities - two in Allentown and one in Bethlehem,
Penna. - and Lehigh Valley Health Services, providing home health, hospice,
pharmaceutical and health management services. In 2007, U.S. News &
World Report named Lehigh Valley Hospital one of America's Best Hospitals
for the twelfth straight year. LVHHN's advanced regional resources include
a Level I Trauma Center with added pediatric qualifications, regional Burn
Center as well as kidney and pancreas transplant, perinatal/neonatal, cardiac,
cancer care, and neurology and complex neurosurgery capabilities. LVHHN hospitals
are designated national Magnet hospitals for excellence in nursing. LVH is
one of Pennsylvania's largest teaching hospitals and is a major teaching campus
of Penn State's College of Medicine. The hospital and the Da Vinci Science
Center have also teamed up to create the Mark J. Young M.D. Medical Challenge
area on the Center's exhibit floor.
About Da Vinci Science Center (DSC)
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent non-profit organization that
promotes hands-on science learning through inquiry, highlights vibrant and
important career opportunities in science available to every young person,
and encourages all people to be curious and creative. The Da Vinci Science
Center's exhibit floor, school and public workshops, outreach initiatives,
and professional development programs for teachers stress the inquiry method.
Utilized by scientists and recognized as the most effective way to earn, the
inquiry method encourages questioning, experimenting actively, observing,
communicating results, and connecting all knowledge.
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