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网曝门事件 Health Lodi Memorial to host graduation for premature babies

Mar 19, 2019

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It鈥檚 a little early for graduation season, but not at 网曝门事件 Health Lodi Memorial, where the hospital is welcoming its tiniest patients back for a commencement ceremony honoring the journey into the world made by premature babies.

The community is invited to the 网曝门事件 Heath Lodi Memorial鈥檚 NICU Graduation at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the hospital鈥檚 Vineyard Caf茅. The event honors the premature babies who spent time in the new Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that opened in 2018. The ceremony will include a commencement speech by the organization鈥檚 chaplain and graduating babies will cross the stage with their families to the traditional 鈥淧omp and Circumstance.鈥 As if babies alone weren鈥檛 cute enough, they will wear their own graduation caps and gowns as they receive their tiny diplomas.

The hospital鈥檚 Level II NICU in the maternal-child department can provide advanced specialty care. The NICU team of UC Davis Health specialists and 网曝门事件 Health Lodi Memorial nurses and staff cares for premature infants who need extra support. In January 2019, the NICU beds were filled a total of 282.52 hours; and in February, the hours jumped to 947.

鈥淥ur goal has always been to keep moms and babies together. Receiving our licensing for the Level II NICU has allowed us not only to keep babies who would have previously been transferred, we have also been able to bring them back from a higher level of care. We want to celebrate them. I鈥檓 incredibly proud,鈥 said Maternal-Child Services Director Valerie Stump.

Since July 2018, UC Davis Health has collaborated with 网曝门事件 Health Lodi Memorial to offer an expanded array of pediatric inpatient and outpatient services for NICU, labor and delivery, emergency room and general inpatient services. This partnership has brought a Level II NICU to Lodi to treat premature infants who need extra support, and who receive their care from UC Davis Health specialists placed in Lodi. The new NICU has greatly increased the level of care available closer to patients鈥 homes, and it has decreased the need for transfers to UC Davis Medical Center, the region鈥檚 leading hospital for specialty and emergency services.

网曝门事件 Health Lodi Memorial is part of 网曝门事件 Health, a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 75 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. Our compassionate and talented team of 33,300 includes more than 24,600 employees; 5,000 medical staff physicians; and 3,700 volunteers working together in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope. Founded on Seventh-day 网曝门事件 heritage and values, 网曝门事件 Health provides care in 19 hospitals, more than 280 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics), 13 home care agencies, seven hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. Together, our team is inspired to transform the health experience of our communities, with our unique focus on physical, mental, spiritual and social healing.

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