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Dollars At Work
By Elaine Stiles, Development Office Volunteer
The Birthing Center at Brattleboro
Memorial Hospital offers a full
range of programs and services for pregnant
women, high quality delivery facilities,
and a dedicated and knowledgeable staff
to ensure quality care. Funds for the 2007
Annual Appeal were allocated to the Center
for a new birthing bed and bassinettes.
On a quiet (the “q” word) morning
in November, I toured the center with
Debbie Partrick, nurse manager, and
Dawn Kersula, lactation consultant, to see
the new equipment. The Affinity bed by
Hill Rom Manufacturing was designed by
engineers who really listened to nurses and
mothers. The new birthing bed features
ease of use, comfort and safety for both
the mother and the hospital staff. Dawn
demonstrated the ease with which she
could remove and replace the removable
foot section with no back strain, leaving
the foot end of the bed clear for ease of
access during delivery. The bed freely
repositions to accommodate a variety of
positions during labor and delivery and
allows ease of movement for the mother.
Debbie and Dawn pointed out that the
other beds in the center were also made
by Hill Rom and remain in excellent
condition. They believe that the new
and improved Affinity bed is truly an
investment grade purchase.
Debbie Partrick (on bed) helps Dawn Kersula
demonstrate the functions of the Affinity bed.
The new bassinettes were purchased to add
not only additional beds, but also comfortable
and cozy ones with plenty of storage space.
The cabinet style bases help keep the rooms
clean and neat and add an element of warmth.
Debbie and Dawn emphasize that they like the
Birthing Center atmosphere to be less clinical
and as homelike as possible, which makes the
new mothers more relaxed. This is just one way
your gift to the BMH Annual Fund provides
long-term benefits to staff and patients -even
the littlest ones.
The BMHBirthing Center’s reputation of quality and
care is attracting increased use - they expect to deliver
nearly 450 babies during 2008. Go to the BMH website
at www.bmhvt.org
and click on Healthy Babies Program for more about the
Center. They welcome your phone calls if you need more
information, and offer tours of the Center.
Dawn and Debbie were great tour guides but warned
me not to use the “q” word there, since it usually brings
on the chaos!
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