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10,000th Baby in Dubois NICU |
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12/3/2019 |
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Today, Penn Highlands Dubois
celebrates the 10,000 baby
that they are neonatal
intensive care unit has cared
for.
Chelsea Johnson joins us more
with a message for the parents
and what the staff is saying
about this special moment.
Chelsea.
This afternoon I
had the pleasure of meeting Eli
the
10,000th baby that the NICU
unit has cared for.
I also spoke to the doctors and
his parents, who all say they
are excited to be a part of
this moment in history.
The neonatal intensive care
unit provides care for mostly
premature babies or babies with
any critical condition.
This unit has been a part of
Penn Highlands Dubois since
1977.
They care for an average of 300
babies a year and eight babies
a day.
It just so happens that eli is
the 10,000th baby the NICU has
cared for.
His parents say he was born
December 1st at just eight pounds.
His mother says eli had trouble
breathing after birth and she
knew she had to notify the
nurses right away.
She said this isn't her first
rodeo with motherhood.
She has a 4-year-old son who
was also in the nicu for some
time after his birth. Those
moments were terrifying, but
the staff took care of her son.
She says she is glad she and
Eli can be part of history.
"They came into our room and
told us that he was the
10,000th baby.
That we would be in the news
and in the newspaper.
It was so overwhelming."
"All babies are cute and
precious, so we don't have any
discrimination. Eli was
special because it was our
10,000th baby, so he is a lucky
one to have all this attention,
which you can tell today he was
enjoying it.
That is special.
Actually, he did very well."
The doctor says
baby Eli will be able to go
back home with his parents
tomorrow.
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