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12 July 22, 2004
Wilford Hall Medical
Center will host a
Maternity Care Open
House today from 9
a.m. to 7 p.m. in the
Hauth Birthing Center
(fifth floor). All eligible
beneficiaries are invited.
The open house will
include briefings, a
video, information
booths, tours, and a
question and answer
session. Briefings will
be held at 10 a.m., 2
and 6:30 p.m. Tours of
the birthing center will
be available throughout
the day. Refreshments
will be served and free
prizes will be given
away.
Senior-level maternity
staff will be on hand
to welcome visitors to
the event and answer
questions, including
Col. (Dr.) William
Barth, 859th Medical
Operations Squadron
commander; Col. (Dr.)
Mike Gordon, chief of
obstetrics services; and
Lt. Col. Beth Ewing
(CNM), Maternal Child
Flight commander.
Other health representatives
will also be
available to provide
information on the many
programs and services
available only to
Wilford Hall military
mothers-to-be and their
families.
Booths will offer
information on various
programs for new parents,
such as the hospital’s
pediatric services,
parent support group,
Bundles for Babies,
TRICARE, immunizations,
lactation consultation,
and more.
Open house participants
can also view a
video, created from a
maternity patient’s point
of view, that highlights
these programs.
The Hauth Birthing
Center is the first of its
kind in the Department
of Defense. The center
provides care for the
entire birthing processfrom
labor to discharge,
in one room. This prevents
moving new
mothers from room to
room as they go
through the various
stages of the birth of
their child.
The birthing center
has a private room and
bath for each mother
and baby. In addition,
the spouse or significant
other is welcome to stay
for the entire hospital
experience in the same
room.
The hospital offers
custom-fit prenatal education,
convenient parking
for OB patients, sibling
classes and comprehensive
pain management
programs.
For more information,
call Karla
Blackman, Marketing
and TRICARE Plus
coordinator at 292-5969.
Source: Wilford Hall
Medical Center news
release.
Fort Sam Houston News Leader
Wilford Hall Medical Center to host
Maternity Open House, today
STB presents safety program
for post residents July 30
Post residents are invited to a Safety Awareness program at the NCO Club July 30 at 9
a.m. Mississippi Highway patrol Capt. Pete Collins will speak about vehicle safety. Collins is the
same speaker who appears on the Army Safety Center video. In addition, Richard Brooks, from
the San Antonio Snake House will speak about venomous critters in the surrounding area.
Photo by 1st Lt. Mike Chillstrom
Lt. Col. Beth Ewing, 59th Medical Wing Maternal Child Flight
commander (left) gives a free diaper bag to Starla Appel, wife
of Wilford Hall staff nurse, 2nd Lt. Jim Appel, during Wilford
Hall’s OB open house on Jan. 28.
Now’s the time...
Make an appointment for your child’s
PHYSICAL
AGES 8 AND UP ONLY
BAMC Pediatric Clinic
July 30, 2004
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Call 916-9900 for
appointment
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