Celebrate a park full of success stories on Saturday, May 2 on Lake Grapevine when Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine holds its First Annual NICU Reunion. This exciting event will re-unite children and their families with the physicians, nurses and staff who cared for them while they were in the hospital's Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Families, staff and physicians will re-unite and celebrate their shared successes.
"We are very excited to see the NICU graduates play and interact with one another," said Denise Zimmerman, nurse manager of the Baylor Grapevine NICU. "This reunion will give former patients, their families and our staff the chance to celebrate and marvel at how far the children have come. It brings a different dimension to the work we do each and every day."
WHO: "Graduates" of the neonatal intensive care unit, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. More than 200 guests plan to attend.
WHEN: Saturday, May 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. (rain or shine)
WHERE: Trawick Park Pavilion at Oak Grove Park, Lake Grapevine. The park is located at 2500 Dove Loop Drive, Grapevine, Texas 76051.
ACTIVITIES: Family fun including bounce house, games, popcorn, family photos, cotton candy and other goodies. Families will re-unite with former caregivers.
Baylor Grapevine offers a Level 3 NICU which provides advanced life support services and technologies for premature and seriously ill newborns. Staffed by board-certified neonatologists, specialized nurses and neonatal nurse practitioners, the NICU provides surgical services and advanced ventilator care for infants as early as 24-weeks gestation.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is a full-service, fully-accredited not-for-profit hospital serving residents in more than 20 cities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region. Focused on being the best place to give and receive quality, safe and compassionate care, Baylor Grapevine works to lead the transformation of health care. The 233-bed hospital offers advanced medical services for cardiovascular services, women's services, diagnostic imaging, neonatal intensive care, sleep disorders, intensive and emergency care.
For fiscal year 2008, the faith-based Baylor Health Care System will report $429.5 million in community benefits to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
CONTACT:
LaKisha Miller
817.329.2678
lakisha.miller@BaylorHealth.edu
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com