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Over 250 patients were moved in less than eight hours, 50 of which wereneonatal intensive care babies. All patients were transported to their newlocations within the new Prentice Women's Hospital with the help of hundredsof employee volunteers.
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With expanded capacity for 13,600 deliveries per year, the new Prenticewill continue to be the largest birthing center in both Illinois and theMidwest and is poised to be among the top five birthing centers in the nation.Video Source: Northwestern Memorial Hospital WHAT YOU'LL GET: -- The first infant being moved from the old neonatal intensive care unit. -- Incubators proceeding along the move route bridge. -- Patient in a gurney being wheeled to the new hospital. -- New moms and babies in transit together to the new hospital. -- Sound bites from Doctor talking about magnitude of the move. SATELLITE TRANSMISSION INFORMATION Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET Galaxy 26, C9 Uplink Freq: 6105 MHz (H) Downlink Freq: 3880 MHz (V) CONTACT: Kris Lathan, +1-312-731-3366, for Northwestern Memorial Hospital
SOURCE Northwestern Memorial Hospital