Atlantic General Hospital Receives Donation from Local American Legion Post

(From left: Ben Dawson, Synepuxent Post #166 American Legion of Ocean City, Maryland, Charity Committee member; Mitchell Loring, Atlantic General Hospital cardiopulmonary services manager; Toni Keiser, Atlantic General Hospital vice president of public relations; Emily Tunis, Atlantic General Hospital Foundation vice chair; George Barstis, Synepuxent Post #166 American Legion of Ocean City, Maryland, treasurer and Charity Committee member.)

The Synepuxent Post #166 American Legion of Ocean City, Maryland, recently donated $15,000 to Atlantic General Hospital for the purchase of a Trilogy EV 300 noninvasive ventilator. This machine provides noninvasive (NIV) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) for a wide range of adult and pediatric patients. Noninvasive ventilation refers to the provision of ventilator support through the patient’s upper airway via positive pressure, eliminating the need for endotracheal intubation which reduces the length of stay of patients. NIV is used to treat both acute and chronic respiratory failure. One of the current noninvasive ventilators was removed from service due to reaching its end of service life and parts no longer being available to repair it.

Ben Dawson and George Barstis of Post #166 American Legion recently presented the check to Atlantic General Hospital. Dawson and Barstis are members of the Post’s Charity Committee, and Barstis serves as Post Treasurer. Together, Dawson and Barstis presented the first of three $5,000 payments towards the purchase of this much-needed and vital medical equipment.