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Littleton Adventist Hospital Completes
2.5 Million Expanison
ACLU Goes 'Postal," Says HolyBears
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Littleton
Adventist Hospital Completes $2.5 Million Expansion
PRNewswire
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Littleton Adventist Hospital Completes $2.5 Million Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Expansion
LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Littleton Adventist Hospital recently
completed a $2.5 million expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
The new unit combines advanced technology with a healing environment created
especially for high-risk newborns and their families. Staffed around the clock
by a team of highly skilled professionals, Littleton Adventist Hospital's Level
III NICU provides the most extensive level of critical care available in south
metro Denver.
"This expansion fuses the best of high-tech equipment with expertise in neuro-developmental
care and a 'family-centered wellness' approach," said Angela Pollock, NICU nurse
manager. "It's all designed to assist the entire family through this difficult
period and provide a healing sanctuary for family and baby."
One way the new NICU is ensuring a developmentally supportive environment is by
replacing the unit's nine bassinets with 14 state-of-the-art infant warming
isolettes.
"Many of our premature newborns have difficulty coping with even the slightest
stimulation because they have not had the opportunity to fully develop in the
womb," said Pollock. "Our new isolettes facilitate a minimal stimulation
environment and enable our newborns to utilize one warming system throughout
their critical period." Cycled and minimal light, as well as sound-absorbing
acoustics in the new unit, also reduce potentially harmful stimulation to the
premature newborns.
Supporting the NICU's "family-centered wellness" approach, the expansion
converted an open floor plan into a homelike atmosphere in which each isolette
has its own private family area, complete with a pedestal sink, cabinets and a
refrigerator. A large visitor bedroom gives parents the opportunity to stay
overnight with their baby.
"The new unit will put our NICU five years ahead of the American Academy of
Pediatric Guidelines by incorporating developmental care standards that foster
the most advantageous environment for babies," said Pollock. "We're proud to be
the only NICU in our area to have earned that distinction."
Littleton Adventist Hospital is part of Centura Health, a faith-based hospital
system sponsored by Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives.
Known for its birthing services, surgical services and Level II trauma and
emergency care, Littleton Adventist Hospital has been south Denver's premier
full service medical facility since 1989.
For further information, please contact Tiffany Radel, +1-303-881-9523, for
Littleton Adventist Hospital.
SOURCE Littleton Adventist Hospital
CO: Littleton Adventist Hospital
ST: Colorado
SU: http://www.prnewswire.com
08/24/2004 10:00 EDT
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ACLU Goes 'Postal,' Says HolyBears
U.S.
Postal Service Discontinues Sales of 'God Bless America' Teddy Bear
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After a Single Complaint
HOUSTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- HolyBears Inc., the Texas-based company that
designs and markets plush bears with inspirational and patriotic messages, today
announced they received word from the Louisville, Kentucky Postal headquarters
that the U.S. Post Offices in Kentucky will no longer carry their products due
to the threat of a complaint to the American Civil Liberties Union.
The teddy bears being sold by the U.S. Postal Service, including the God Bless
America Bear(R), the God Bless Our Postal Workers Bear(TM), and the God Bless
Our Troops Bear(TM), apparently offended one Kentucky resident who threatened to
go to the ACLU. The Louisville Postal headquarters, after conferring with their
attorneys, issued a memo ordering the bears to be removed from the shelves and
returned to the company, much to the dismay of Kentucky postal employees and
their thousands of customers who supported the successful HolyBears program.
"What sort of a message is being sent when all that's required to remove
anything that mentions God from any government property is the mere threat of
the ACLU," said HolyBears spokesperson Eric Carroll.
The God Bless America Bear(R) has been praised by many of our country's foremost
leaders, including President George W. Bush, Arizona Sen. John McCain, and even
Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, who upon receiving his own God Bless America Bear(R)
remarked that he was happy to see companies like HolyBears promoting patriotism.
The HolyBears incident follows the recent trend to remove all reference to God
from state or federally operated facilities. Earlier this month, complaints to
the ACLU led to an appeals court decision striking down a Pennsylvania law
requiring private and public school students to begin each school day by
reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the national anthem.
ABOUT HOLYBEARS(R)
HolyBears(R) "Gifts With Meaning(TM)" honor religious and patriotic themes,
life-cycle occasions, and family values. They are available though fundraisers
and retail outlets nationwide. To learn more, visit http://www.holybears.com .
To schedule an interview with a HolyBears spokesperson, or for more information
or photos, contact John Rarrick at (845) 358-7263.
SOURCE HolyBears Inc.
CO: HolyBears Inc.; American Civil Liberties Union; U.S. Postal Service
ST: Texas, Kentucky
SU: REL LAW
Web site: http://www.holybears.com
http://www.prnewswire.com
08/27/2004 06:00 ED
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