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IMS Develops & Donates Game Dawg Video Game Carts for Sick & Injured Children
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - February 19, 2010 - While visiting a hospitalized loved one, IMS CEO Gene Robinson witnessed the healing power of diversions such as movies and games.
That insight led to the creation of the Game Dawg™ video game cart system. IMS technicians developed and built four of the carts, which were donated to Children's Hospital of Alabama on Feb. 18, 2010.
Each Game Dawg cart is equipped with a PlayStation® 3 system and loaded with kid-friendly video games. The four carts are to be used in the hospital's Burn Unit, Special Care Unit, Renal Care Unit, and 7 Northwest unit. The carts were specially designed for children who must stay in their rooms and thus cannot use the hospital's Activity Rooms.
"We developed the Game Dawg to take the children's minds off their medical problems and bring some fun to their day," Gene said.
To learn more about the Game Dawg, Read this news release from Children's Hospital or watch this video from CBS 42.
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About IMS - IMS is a surgical instrument management and consulting company offering management and repair of surgical instruments and devices, real time management data and tools, and consulting and implementation in the surgical suite and sterile processing department. More than 2,500 healthcare facilities throughout the United States partner with IMS.Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., with repair facilities in Florida, Alabama, and Arizona, IMS ensures instruments are ready when the OR and GI teams need them.
About the Children's Hospital of Alabama - The Children's Hospital of Alabama is the 10th busiest pediatric medical center in the United States. Located in Birmingham, Children's is one of only about 45 freestanding acute care hospitals of its kind in the nation and the only hospital in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is licensed for 275 beds. Children's is a private, not-for-profit hospital governed by a volunteer board of trustees. The hospital was recently recognized for the excellence of its nursing care by achieving Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Children's will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2011. For more information, visit www.chsys.org.
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