WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific, in partnership with the Sepsis Alliance, has extended its sepsis awareness outreach to Spanish-speaking communities. The Company provided funding to enable translation and subtitling for the Sepsis Alliance video “Sepsis: Emergency” as part of its Sepsis Awareness Month initiative.
The video is designed to raise awareness of the deadly toll of sepsis and what people can do to recognize and respond to the risk. The new Spanish language version includes subtitles and translated text, providing Spanish speakers with critical information on sepsis and what they can do to advocate for loved ones suspected of sepsis.
“During September, Sepsis Awareness Month, we have heightened our efforts to get the word out to all communities about this deadly and often unrecognized disease,” said Thomas Heymann, executive director of the Sepsis Alliance. “We are grateful to Thermo Fisher Scientific for their generous funding to enable us to extend our awareness efforts to Spanish-speaking communities across the U.S. This marks an important step forward in our mission to save lives.”
“We are proud to play a role in raising awareness of sepsis among people everywhere, in their primary language—during Sepsis Awareness Month and throughout the year,” said Marc Tremblay, president of clinical diagnostics for Thermo Fisher Scientific. “We are also proud of our partnership with Sepsis Alliance, which is based on a common mission to save lives by improving early recognition of sepsis and early intervention.”
The new Spanish language video and other resources for Spanish speakers can be found at http://www.sepsisalliance.org/espanol/.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of $13 billion, we have 39,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through three premier brands, Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services, which offer a unique combination of innovative technologies, convenient purchasing options and a single solution for laboratory operations management. Our products and services help our customers solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Visit www.thermofisher.com.
About Sepsis Alliance
Sepsis Alliance is the leading nonprofit patient advocacy organization in the U.S. promoting awareness of sepsis. The Sepsis Alliance mission is to Save Lives by Raising Awareness of Sepsis as a Medical Emergency. Sepsis Alliance operates by providing information and education to raise awareness of sepsis and its devastating effects, So More Survive. Sepsis Alliance also provides support by giving people affected by sepsis a forum to share information. Sepsis Alliance was founded by Dr. Carl Flatley after the loss of his 23-year-old daughter, Erin, to sepsis. Her death in 2002 spurred Dr. Flatley to start an organization that would promote awareness of sepsis to both medical professionals and patients. Sepsis Alliance is registered as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and is a founding member of the Global Sepsis Alliance. For more information on Sepsis Alliance, please visit www.sepsisalliance.org.
