The Oscar-winning actress wrote on Instagram that she is donating the monitors 'to provide much needed relief to nurses as they navigate care for COVID-19 patients'
The actress, 47, is donating Miku breathing monitors to facilities in Alabama and New York, the epicenter of the pandemic.You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
"With the understanding that respiration is one of the earliest indicators of illness, Miku’s breathing monitoring can indicate potential onset before other symptoms present," she explained in her Instagram post. The monitors also have talk and video capabilities which provide "patients and medical personnel a method to communicate safely and effectively with those who have contracted the highly contagious virus.
The Oscar winner then encouraged others to remain at home and follow social distancing rules amid the ongoing public health crisis.Octavia Spencer Delivers Rousing Speech About Inclusivity in Schools at GLSEN Respect Awards "Please everyone do your part to stay safe and stay home in order to protect yourself and the ones you love most and I hope we can all find ways - small and large - to give back to our neighbors, family, and those on the front lines," she concluded the post.of medical staff from New York's Montefiore Health Systems receiving the monitors.
"The hospital staff @montefiorehealthsystem getting familiar with the @mikucare unit," she captioned the images. "With the help of an ipad per unit medical staff can monitor respiratory and communicate with 10 patients at a time. I wish I could afford to put these in every palliative care convalescent home and hospitals all across the world."
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