The graduating class of 2023 and their proud families.
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St. John's celebrates Babies born in 2006
May 10, 2007
As part of their 2007 Hospital Week Celebration, St. John’s Lutheran Hospital hosted a special party to celebrate the birth of all the babies born at St. John’s in 2006. Over 45 moms, dads, grandparents, siblings and friends celebrated with the birthday boys and girls.
According to KC Hoyer, Marketing Manager at St. John’s, the birthday party is part of an on-going effort by St. John’s Hospital to give back to the community, and to stay in contact with those who choose St. John’s for their healthcare services. The party, complete with cake, ice cream, party favors and presents, also served as a setting for new parents to get to know one another. “Our care doesn’t stop after our new parents leave the hospital,” added Jackie Hare, VP of Nursing at St. John’s.
Eighty-three babies were delivered at St. John’s in 2006. In 2002 the Obstetrics Department – which houses one main birthing suite, complete with a Jacuzzi Tub for alternative comfort management, and two additional birthing rooms — was completely remodeled, and with the help of the hospital employees and businesses throughout the community, the rooms were transformed into cozy suites with homelike furnishings and accessories.
The birthing suites are equipped with the latest maternal/fetal monitoring equipment, two specialized birth-positioning beds, and a variety of equipment for alternative birthing methods, like the birthing ball. In addition to comfortable surroundings and state-of-the-art equipment, the Obstetric Department also provides a specialized staff to assist during labor, delivery, and follow-up care. Six St. John’s nurses have extensive obstetric practice and procedure training, two of whom are nationally certified Obstetrical Nurses. These highly trained professionals, along with a physician and a respiratory therapist are present at each birth. The hospital also offers free prenatal classes to help the new parents prepare for the birth of their child. “We are very proud of our Obstetric Department and related programs,” added Hare. “We have worked for years to build a comprehensive program that new parents can rely on, and we are seeing an increase in the number of moms choosing to stay close to home to give birth. Our program takes the new parents through the entire pregnancy and beyond. We prepare them with free pre-natal classes, we assist them through labor and delivery, teach them infant CPR and offer postpartum and infant education, and then we follow-up a year later to celebrate the birth of their child once again. It’s a program the hospital and community can be very proud of.”
For more information or a tour of the SJLH Birthing Facilities call KC Hoyer at 293-0106.
Story and photo courtesy of St. John's Lutheran Hospital
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