jennifur ... Ms. Gurwitch's e-mail was sent to me on May 24, 2007, in response to an e-mail I wrote to her on May 22, 2007, posted in its entirety here (except of course for my name and e-mail address since they are irrelevant to anyone who doesn't already know them):
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Dear Ms. Gurwitch:
The following statement was included in an August 15, 2006 press release issued by CDEX Inc.:
"We feel privileged to add Texas Children’s Hospital to our growing list of internationally recognized healthcare organizations that are using ValiMed." said Jim Griffin, President and CEO of CDEX Inc. “Texas Children’s recognizes the value of ValiMed and has purchased multiple ValiMed units for use across their hospital pharmacy compounding, medication dispensing, and return verification processes.”
Will you be so kind as to tell me if Texas Children's is still using the three ValiMed Medication Validation Systems the press release noted, to perform end product testing of intravenous medications in its pharmacy departments and/or validation of returned narcotics in its operating room suites and nursing units, as the press release states? If so, what is your current appraisal of the system, these 10 or so months after the hospital purchase? If not, why not?
My son spent some time as a patient in Texas Chidren's, before August 2006, and I admit I was concerned that any medication he received, whether intravenously or orally, was compounded and administered as prescribed. It is undoubtedly a concern shared by all parents and if ValiMed is a further tool to validate the process, that is indeed very good news.
Thanking you in advance.
Cordially,
AI
