Official Baby- Friendly Hospital
Ochsner Health System/LSU Health Shreveport’s Monroe Medical Center, formerly University Health Conway, celebrated its official designation as Northeast Louisiana’s first Baby Friendly Hospital. The event was held on August 24th from 10-11 a.m. Dr. Rebecca Gee, Secretary of Health for LDH was the guest speaker and spoke about the benefits of bonding mother and baby immediately after childbirth. During the speech statistics were given to emphasize the importance for breastfeeding for each mother and baby. It is indeed a huge accomplishment and honor for their hospital to progress in such a way.
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- Nicole Owens, Dody Whittington and VaLinda Green
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- Nancy Brown and Dian Terry
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- Ashley Mayo and Nikki Cain
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- Ashley Smith and Abby Futrell
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- Cendy Morris, Melinda Murphy, and Kaci Pearce
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- Shawn Egan and Diana Breen
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- Johnathan Phillips and Traci Jordan
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- Mayor Jamie Mayo, Beverly Lewis and Whitney Black
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- Penny Ott and Shelia Hutson
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- Tammy Morgan and Tiffany Britt
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- Liza Patton and Sheryl Jernigan
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- Frank Hoffman and Lester Johnson
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- Carrie Kedley, Lisa Lee and Rebekah Turner
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