|
The Foundation for Hearing and Speech Resources (FHSR) supports essential services provided by the Audiology and Cochlear Implant Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Lurie Children’s has led pioneering work to improve hearing for children through cochlear implantation since 1991, when the first child in Chicago underwent this life-changing surgery. The program’s multidisciplinary 23-member team consists of audiologists, speech language pathologists, social workers, nurses, an educator and surgeons, all with specialized training and knowledge.
Working with their Audiology team and Dr. Nancy Young, MD, Head of Lurie Children’s Section of Otology and Neurotology and Medical Director of the hospital’s Audiology and Cochlear Implant Programs, FHSR began funding:
- Hart Family Cochlear Implant Education Coordinator, to support implanted children before and after implantation. FHSR continues the funding support of this key role providing a crucial support service that places implanted children on a positive trajectory for services and appropriate school placement.
- Hearing Aid Technician Providing fittings, repairs and ear molds
- Bilingual Social Workers Supporting newly identified families of children with hearing loss
- Special Equipment Purchases such as an Auditory Brainstem Response machine allowing infants to be tested unsedated in the clinic
Every contribution to FHSR helps improve the lives of children with cochlear implants. We hope you will consider making a gift to support these efforts. Thank you!
|
