A startling outbreak has been observed recently at Chandler Regional Medical Center. More than 20 members of the staff in one department have developed into full-blown cases, and at least nine more staffers are showing early symptoms.
Fortunately, the department in question-Maternal Child Health-is especially well-equipped to deal with this particular epidemic: it’s a hot zone of babies.
Noticing that 19 of the department’s 86 RNs have had babies between the last day of April of last year and May 1 of this year, the hospital decided to get them together, Moms and offspring alike, for a photo in observance of Mother’s Day.
But the population mini-explosion doesn’t stop there-also included are five doctors, one with a set of twins, for a grand total of 24 grown-ups and 25 little ones, PLUS, nine more staffers that are currently, as the old-fashioned euphemism puts it, “in a family way.”
No way around it, that’s a lot of being fruitful and multiplying.
Chandler Regional marketing manager Julie Graham doesn’t know whether it’s an indication that the baby business is booming in general in the Kyrene Corridor.
“Somebody said it seems like everybody’s pregnant,” Graham reported.
“When we added up everybody who had babies, it really seemed like a lot.”
It’s no surprise that procreation would thrive in Maternal Child Health, however. Graham notes that the department encourages breast-feeding in a “nursing nook” at work, and provides a breast-pump supply cubby area and a fridge for breast milk, not to mention a baby bulletin board.
“We really are mother and family-friendly.”
We had our baby here and the staff was the GREATEST!! Thank you, all!