PENNSYLVANIA, USA — This year’s Team Allied Services and You campaign will focus on raising funds for children at Allied Services
With the support of WNEP, major sponsors, volunteer runners, and you, Team Allied Services and You will raise funds and awareness for pediatric care at Allied Services Integrated Health Systems.
You're invited to join us in supporting life-changing care for children here in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
To donate and learn more about Team Allied Services, CLICK HERE.
Team Allied Services and You is a group of 68 runners from our area and elsewhere who have signed up to raise money for pediatric care at Allied Services while simultaneously training for the TCS New York City Marathon in November.
Last year, Newswatch 16’s Chelsea Strub joined Team Allied Services and You and brought us with her through the marathon course in a special edition of Check it Out with Chelsea.
Over the coming weeks, we'll introduce you to some patients that Team Allied Services and You sponsor.
Over the last 15 years, this partnership between WNEP and Allied Services has led to more than $5,000,000 raised for technology and services at Allied Services Integrated Health Systems in Scranton.
While this year is focused on pediatric care, below highlights some of the technology this campaign has brought to our area.
Your contributions at work:
The following devices below were purchased from funds raised through the charity campaign.
Some of the money remaining will be used for future investments in technology to help Allied continue to make "miracles in rehab" happen every day.
- Allied Services will introduce this device to help people with a wide range of conditions, including stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, leg injuries, and sports injuries.
- The Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill™ technology empowers people to move in new ways and without pain – to recover mobility, improve wellness, and enhance physical performance. Whether you want to get back to life as quickly as possible after orthopedic injury or surgery, or you want to gain strength and endurance while managing a neurological condition, chronic disease, or obesity – AlterG can give you new power to achieve your goals.
- Allied Services will introduce this device, the Rendever Virtual Reality, to residents in our personal care facilities.
- Description: Rendever is overcoming social isolation through the power of virtual reality and shared experiences. Customized reminiscence therapy tools allow residents to take a stroll down memory lane by revisiting their childhood home, wedding location, or anywhere else from their past. The technology provides opportunities for residents to virtually leave the four walls of their community to check off bucket list items and engage with the world in ways they never thought possible.
- Allied Services has been using the Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) for a number of years. This latest model has enhanced features that specifically address balance issues in patients. It will be used to help people with balance following stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, and more.
- Description: The Vector Gait & Safety System allows patients to improve strength while addressing muscle weakness. The Bioness Integrated Therapy
System for Balance (BITS Balance) combines visual, cognitive, motor, and balance training into one system, making it a multidisciplinary therapy solution. Across the industry, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech therapists are using BITS Balance to train patients with varying degrees of mobility, driving patient outcomes.
