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Northwest Burn Foundation: 1515 NW 52nd St. Suite A Seattle, WA 98107 Phone: 206-789-6838 Toll Free: |
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Board Members Board of Directors Steve Emhoff President Mark Bartman
Ray Johanson Vice-President
David Theobald Lani Nyderek Secretary
Doug Baker Kym Cocchiarella William Erdly Greg Garcia Ray Johanson Dennis Johnson Philip Lempriere
Lisa Loew-Theobald Sarah McDonald Cooper Mills Tam Pham Samuel Thompson Mario Trevino Tom Weathers
Mary Ellen Wilson |
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THE HOUSING OUR FAMILIES CALL HOME When a crisis strikes and families are in despair, the NWBF comes to the aid of Northwest Burn survivor’s families. Since 1985 the foundation has provided families with safe, clean emergency housing. The three units are directly across the street from the Harborview Medical Center, which houses the Burn Center. The three apartments allow family members to stay close to their loved ones during hospitalization and treatment. There are no costs to family members, thus taking away the additional stress of added expenses during an already difficult time. Families stay anywhere from one week to as long as five months. We also provide short-term housing at nearby hotels when our apartments are all in use. This allows families to be near their loved one and move into an apartment as soon as it is vacated and cleaned. As one young burn survivor said, holding back her emotions - “After visiting hours were over, I often really needed my Mom. The nurses would call her at the emergency housing across the street from the hospital and she would come right over. The apartments close location allowed my Mom and family members to be there for me when I needed their support. Having my family close during recovery helped tremendously, both emotionally and helping heal my wounds." Studies have found that burn recovery is strongly influenced when a patient has a support system of family and friends consistently available to them (Thompson, et al., 1999; Gilboa, et al., 1999;Deitch and Rutan, 2000). By being close to the Burn Center, families can actually become an integral part of the recovery plan for the patient and can help the burn patient deal with the pain, multiple surgeries and immediate recovery from the injuries. The Northwest Burn Foundation quietly and with a helping hand, reaches out to support families, whose loved ones are undergoing medical care for burns. The Emergency Housing is provided through the generosity of community citizens and local foundations. For more information or to help support the families being served by the Emergency Housing call (206)789-6838. |
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