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One Test, Two Lives
11/23/2009
INDIANAPOLIS – Please join Riley Hospital for Children, the Indiana State Department of Health and others as they announce "One Test Two Lives – Prevent HIV Indiana" - a statewide campaign designed to reduce the mother-to-baby HIV transmission rate, which has increased 400 percent compared to the past 2 ½ years, by improving clinical practices.
| WHAT: | "One Test, Two Lives – Prevent HIV Indiana" campaign launch with the Riley Hospital for Children Ryan White Center for Pediatric Disease, the Indiana State Department of Health, the Indiana Perinatal Network and the Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center. |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, December 1 10 am |
| WHERE: | Indiana State House North Atrium, 200 W. Washington St. |
| WHY: | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, perinatal transmission accounts for 90 percent of all AIDS cases among children in the United States. The goal of "One Test, Two Lives – Prevent HIV Indiana" is to prevent HIV transmission from mother to baby by providing quick and easy access to a variety of resources for obstetricians, nurse-midwives and other providers to ensure all women are tested for HIV early in the pregnancy. |
About Riley Hospital for Children As one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana's first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, Riley Hospital and Riley Hospital at Clarian North serve over 215,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health, and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, makes it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana's children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is a national leader. Clarian Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. Visit Riley Hospital for Children for more information.