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12th Ward, Alderman George Cardenas, will Honor and Celebrate the 109th Birthday of Saint Anthony Hospital for its Dedication and Service to the Community
(PRWEB) June 9, 2005
In addition to the birthday ceremony, the hospital is celebrating this yearÂ?s birthday with various activities through out the hospital all month long. A special birthday mass will be held along with an associate picnic and much more.
In 2004, a historic group of mothers joined the 108th birthday celebration, as they all had their babies during a 24-hour period from April 18-19, 2004. Saint Anthony Hospital is known for new arrivals, on an average, over 2500 babies are born every year. According to Rosemary F. Meganck, APN, CNM, Director of WomenÂ?s Services, Â?Births occur equally during the week and at all times of the day. The busiest months in the Midwest are July and October and on an average, more boys than girls are born. The average baby weighs 7 lbs and about 85% of babies go home within a 48 hour periodÂ?.
Saint Anthony HospitalÂ?s roots in Chicago are deep. Its healthcare ministry began in 1896, when four young Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic order dedicated to serving the sick, opened a six-bed clinic over a bakery in the cityÂ?s booking stockyard district. By 1898, their quality of care and exceptional kindness was renowned, and the tiny clinic was replaced by a new 75 bed-hospital.
109th Birthday June 14, 2005
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Today, Saint Anthony is a 170 bed non-profit community teaching hospital staffed by 650 associates and a medical staff of 250. Thirteen clinics and outreach locations provide care in communities on the near southwest side including Pilsen/Little Village. The community is predominantly Mexican- American. Through the outreach partnerships, Saint Anthony delivers thousands of free health services each year. The community has the highest poverty and birth rates in ChicagoÂ?s 76 neighborhoods. Saint Anthony is among IllinoisÂ? top ten Medicaid service providers and one of the largest employers in the community.
According to CEO and President, Kathleen K. DeVine, Â? We witness the plight of the uninsured and underinsured on a daily basis. Most of the 96,000 people we treat each year have either no insurance or substandard coverage. Our mission to provide healthcare that leaves no one behind is challenged everyday as resources become scarcer.Â?
Saint Anthony Hospital is very committed to building a strong and healthy community. Through various outreach strategies, the hospital provides a wide variety of free bilingual (Spanish), community health education/outreach programs and services. The certified health educator’s work with community based organizations, schools, parishes, and other agencies to implement and teach the following health education programs/services, Prenatal care/healthy pregnancy, Diabetes awareness/management, Heart Disease awareness/management (nutrition, smoking cessation, exercise, stress management), Infant/Child Health (Immunizations, child safety, Asthma), Women’s Health (Breast/Cervical, gynecological), Health Fair Services (general health screenings, immunizations, school physicals, flu shots, asthma and vision) and KidCare Health Insurance Program.
One of the more important outreach programs, that the community utilizes frequently, is the Diabetes Center, which helps patients understand and control their diabetes and refers patients to appropriate events. The Center works with the primary care doctors, patients and their families to provide quality diabetes care and education to help patients live a healthy life with diabetes. The Center coordinates specialty care such as eye, foot and wound examinations. All services are provided in English and Spanish.
For more information on Saint Anthony Hospital, please call (773) 484-1000.
EditorÂ?s Note: Saint Anthony Hospital is spelled out and not abbreviated. Saint Anthony Hospital is located at 2875 West 19th Street in Chicago.
For over 100 years, physicians and staff of Saint Anthony Hospital have provided medical care, social services, and community outreach programs to Chicago’s underserved communities of Pilsen and Little Village. Today, Saint Anthony Hospital is known for its partnerships providing a full continuum of care from prevention and outreach to subspecialty services, to meet the needs of the community. Saint Anthony Hospital is the only Chicago area member of Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit Catholic Health system in the United States.
Saint Anthony Hospital is a member of Ascension Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system with more than 100,000 associates serving in 67 acute care hospitals and dozens of related facilities in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Consistent with its mission to serve all people with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable, Ascension Health provides clinically excellent care with an emphasis on innovation and a focus on transforming the healthcare industry.
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Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) November 11, 2008
Only moms can truly appreciate the joys and challenges of motherhood. To help connect moms across the country, Lansinoh Laboratories, a leading marketer of premium breastfeeding and baby products, has created its new online community – Lansinohmoms.com. “Lansinoh has been supporting and nurturing a community of new mothers for more than 20 years, so creating a place where moms can virtually find and share answers, encouragement and support from other moms online is a natural extension,” explains Kira Wood, director of marketing at Lansinoh®.
New members to the www.Lansinohmoms.com community will be given the opportunity to create a personal profile, so their new online friends can get to know them and their motherhood experiences. And, because Lansinoh values what moms think, polls will be taken on various topics, with the results shared so the members can see how other moms are thinking and feeling.
“Lansinoh was started by a breastfeeding mother who developed a product, Lansinoh Lanolin, that helped solve a problem she was experiencing – sore, cracked nipples – but for which no product existed at the time,” says Wood. “That unique product become a springboard for a whole category of products for breastfeeding women and now, after more than two decades of talking to new moms through Lansinoh’s breastfeeding outreach efforts, we understand that women crave information and love to share their own knowledge and experiences with other moms in similar situations.”
The sky is the limit when it comes to the topics that will be discussed at Lansinohmoms.com. There are numerous conversations for moms to join or they can start a new one on their own. Because the forum is open to all moms, topics can range from life with a newborn or toddler, and getting back into the workforce, to the joys and challenges of breastfeeding.
What’s more, Lansinohmoms.com will soon feature online guests including lactation consultants and other breastfeeding experts to take part in discussions about different pressing topics. “The Lansinoh Community forum will allow moms to candidly discuss their experiences as a mother, share tips with other members and even ask our experts questions related to motherhood,” says Wood.
“With all the new challenges and decisions mothers are faced with each day, we hope this forum will be a meaningful and refreshing pause in their day,” expresses Wood. “We are really excited about this site and are determined to make this a place where moms will feel confident that they will get the support they need, in addition to the accurate and helpful information they want and deserve.”
New and expecting moms can also visit the main site — www.lansinoh.com — to:
View the new Latch On video; a step-by-step video to assist breastfeeding mothers to help their baby properly latch on
Learn more about Lansinoh breastfeeding products and “where to buy” information
Sign up for Pre-Natal Nurture Notes™, special e-messages received twice a month during the last trimester that focus on preparing for the baby’s birth and breastfeeding, or, the popular Nurture Notes™, e-messages that provide breastfeeding tips, encouragement and support from birth until baby’s first birthday
Register for a chance to win a free Lansinoh Manual Breast Pump or Lansinoh Double Electric Breast Pump
Lansinoh Laboratories is a leading international marketer of premium products that support breastfeeding mothers and their babies. The Company’s distribution strength brings its products to consumers around the world, including North America, the United Kingdom, Germany and Western Europe. Founded in 1984 by a breastfeeding mother, Lansinoh is committed to developing new products that support mothers, babies and personal health, through internal new product development and selective acquisitions. Lansinoh’s line of breastfeeding accessories and baby products are sold through every major retailer throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Go to www.lansinohmoms.com to join in the community, share your experiences and make new friends.
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Call for Nominations: Washington Breastfeeding Friendly Business and Community Awards
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) December 2, 2005
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health (OWH) and the DC Breastfeeding Coalition are seeking nominations for the Washington Breastfeeding Friendly Business and Community Awards. Award winners will be recognized at a special awards breakfast co-sponsored by Glamourmom, on January 12, 2006 at the National Museum for Women in the Arts.
Breastfeeding is the best way to feed infants during the first 6 months of life and to reduce infant mortality, childhood illness and obesity. Despite the benefits, Washington, D.C. has the second worst 6-months breastfeeding rates in the country. For many mothers, keeping a breastfeeding routine can be a challenge when out in public or returning to work after maternity leave. According to a national survey conducted this year, nearly half of women are uncomfortable with breastfeeding their baby in a park, store or mall.
The Washington Breastfeeding Friendly Business and Community Awards will recognize leading business and community advocates for their support of breastfeeding mothers. Awards will be given in three categories—Breastfeeding Friendly Business, Breastfeeding Friendly Employer ad Breastfeeding Community Advocate.
Breastfeeding Friendly Business Award
This award will be given to a retail business or public agency that welcomes breastfeeding mothers and/or makes it easy to nurse in their establishment. Businesses may include restaurants, libraries, malls, retail stores, health clubs, museums and other public facilities.
Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Award
This award will recognize an employer that actively supports breastfeeding employees by fostering an environment in the workplace or implementing leave time or other policies that support breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Advocate Award
The Breastfeeding Advocate award will be given in recognition of an individual who, through their volunteer, educational, advocacy and/or professional efforts, have significantly contributed to the promotion of breastfeeding in the Washington area.
Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14. Winners will be selected by a respected panel of local health and business professionals. Additional information about the awards including nomination forms is available at www.dcbreastfeeds.org or by calling (202) 742-5933.
The awards program is an OWH sponsored event to complement its National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign, which includes partnerships with local breastfeeding organizations and Ad Council-sponsored public service announcements designed to promote breastfeeding to first-time mothers.
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