Dental News - Henry Schein donates more than $25,000 in products to Henry Viscardi school

Dental Tribune USA

Tue. 8 March 2016

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MELVILLE, N.Y., USA: Henry Schein Inc. has donated more than $25,000 in health care products to the Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center, a Long Island-based school for children with severe physical disabilities who often require life-sustaining medical treatment throughout the day. The donation will support the specialized care and treatments the school provides to each student.

As a part of the donation, Henry Schein provided hygiene, pain relief and first aid supplies to help the school’s medical department provide students with necessary treatments throughout the school day. The donation also included equipment for the school’s physical and occupational therapy departments, which work with students on their strength, mobility and motor skills.

The donation was an initiative of Henry Schein Cares, the global social responsibility program of Henry Schein Inc.

“Henry Schein is an ideal partner for the Henry Viscardi School, as their dedication to providing all children with an education so closely mirrors our commitment to expanding access to care,” said Stanley M. Bergman, chairman of the board and CEO of Henry Schein Inc. “We applaud the Henry Viscardi School for creating an academic environment that is caring and dignified, allowing children to manage their physical challenges in pursuit of education. It is a cause we at Henry Schein are proud to support.”

The school, based at The Viscardi Center in Albertson, N.Y., enrolls about 175 students from ages 3 to 21 who are referred from school districts in the New York metropolitan area. Its specialized, accessible educational setting provides an enriched academic program, a variety of therapies, customized assistive technology and medical support to students who may otherwise need to receive instruction in their homes or a hospital. The facility also features a fully equipped and staffed medical suite, wheelchair clinic, and brace/orthotic clinic.

“Our students have complex medical conditions that necessitate expert care and the use of many medical supplies,” said Diana V. DeVivio, superintendent and principal of the Henry Viscardi School. “Henry Schein’s donation will assist us in meeting the students’ medical and therapeutic needs throughout the school day at a time when school funding is limited. We are grateful for the company’s generosity and their commitment to the health care needs of our schoolchildren.”

(Source: PRNewswire)

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