In January 2014, Diane Randall, RT-NPS, in conjunction with her health care colleagues, Dr. Samuel Ostrower, and Saundra Santaro, began to develop a program to improve the quality of care for patients with tracheostomies at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Like many hospitals, multi-disciplinary trach care teams did not exist, nor were there established educational guidelines [...]
Review Information on How to Join the GTC Please download and read through the documents to learn more about the collaborative, kickoff meetings, and how to get your institution involved. Click on the document title to open the PDF in full screen to read, download, or print Official Brochure Complete UK Recruitment Packet GET [...]
Review Information on How to Join the GTC Click on the document title to open the PDF in full screen to read, download, or print Official Brochure Joining Criteria GET STARTED - Activation Steps for North American and MENA Region Watch a Recording of the Kickoff CClick here to watch a [...]
"Trach", a film with a whole lot of love, brings you into the lives of three children with tracheostomies. An intimate look into Corinna, Liam and Alia's daily challenges shows their courage as well as the inherent strength of their guardians. This documentary was co-directed by Jose Cota and Sean Devin, filmmakers out [...]
Photo left to right standing: Cindy, Aaron and Richard. Sitting: Anthony, Natasha and Eric. My name is Cindy Bissell. I live in Grafton, MA with my husband Richard and our four children. All four children have special needs. Our twins were born 3 1/2 months early on July 28, 1993. Both have special [...]
Look who made President Barack Obama's instagram news feed! It's Isaac, the five year old boy featured on the cover of our GTC brochure & website. Isaac and his family were invited to the White House to hear the President speak about the Affordable Care Act. Isaac had met his "lifetime" maximum insurance coverage at [...]
Click to visit: A family-friendly site, maintained by Cynthia Bissell, RN, for her son Aaron, with tracheostomy care information, networking with communities, and resources readily available for patients and families.
Click to visit: A great resource for medical professionals as well as patients, with links and partnerships with many well-established organizations. Get the NTSP App for mobile devices
Click to visit: Developed by Austin Health in 2002, TRAMS is a consultative service providing helpful information about tracheostomy and is consisted of doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists and speech pathologists.