Design Research

A broken system forces parents to DIY hospital-level care for their medically complex children

An op-ed in STAT about the improvised devices families build when the medical supply chain doesn’t reach them.

Opening illustration for the STAT op-ed.
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Sewing antimicrobial trach pads, rigging pulse ox monitors that won’t fall off toddlers, and more. Published in STAT, June 9, 2025.

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