The Home Care Program within Dauphin Community Health Services is now home once again to a piece of specialized equipment, thanks to a generous donation from the Dauphin Hospital Foundation.

The $4,000 contribution was used to purchase a Bidop Doppler.

Jessica Rafacz is a Home Care Case Co-ordinator and describes what it does.

"Trained medical professionals use the Bidop Doppler to perform a non-evasive test that we would typically refer to as an ABPI.  The ABPI is completed to assess blood flow in the lower limbs.  This test determines whether the compression therapy that the doctor has ordered is safe, and that the level of compression that we will be using in the compression therapy is appropriate to use on the client.  So we are talking about compression stockings or dressings."

Jessica is very thankful to the Dauphin Hospital Foundation for this donation.

"Before receiving this donation, we were borrowing this equipment from other programs and facilities. Their help with this is greatly appreciated.  It is so nice to now have our own equipment to reduce barriers is accessing this test."

Jessica says she has a number of clients who need this testing on an annual basis, adding it is comforting that they can now continue to offer it to clients within their program.