This case involves a 10 month old trach/vent patient who has been hospitalized for almost 3 months. This patient was healthy at birth, however, due to complications during a routine procedure, the patient has suffered a brain injury that has severally altered the course of his life. Patient’s mother has not left the bedside since admission, causing her to miss work, and the patient’s father is staying home to care for the patient’s siblings. Due to the parents being unable to work during this admission, they have fallen behind on some bills. The family is requesting assistance to help them catch up on their water and internet bills. Total approved: 1,405.52
This case involves a15 month oldpatient who has been spent her whole life in the hospital. This patient is trach/vent dependent and has multiple diagnoses including; BPD, Congenital Heart Disease, and DiGeorge Syndrome. The patient’s parents have remained at bedside throughout the hospitalization and switch off week to week to ensure one of them, is always with the patient. Both parents are currently undergoing training on how to care for the patient as they plan for discharge soon. This has prevented the patient’s father from working consistently and resulted in them falling behind on bills. The family is asking for assistance with their car payment, water, waste, and electric bills so they can get caught up as they prepare for the patient to return home. Total approved: $514.64
This case involves a 17 year oldthat has been followed by multiple clinics at ACH for several years. This patient has several diagnoses including; PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health struggles. This patient is seen by a therapist through her school, however, due to having to attend so many clinic appointments with ACH, the patient has missed several of her therapy appointments. This has caused her struggle with mental health to worsen and as the patient gets closer to transitioning to adult medicine after being followed by ACH for so long, the patient’s mother feels that a service dog may help the patient better navigate these stressors. The patient’s mom has been unsuccessful in finding a program that would provide a service dog pro-bono, but she has recently found a program that would help the family find an animal as well as train it to provide the services the patient needs. Total approved: $5,800
This case involves a 3 month old Sickle Cell patient. Mom is a single parent to the patient and 5 other children, 3 of which also have Sickle Cell Anemia. Since the patient’s birth, mom has been unable to return to work, which has made it difficult to make ends meet. This family struggles with other resources as well, such as food and money for travel to and from appointments with ACH. Mom is actively applying for programs that will help with the family’s financial struggles, but she is requesting assistance to help the family catch up on their electric bill in the meantime. Total approved: $1,153.71
