Murfreesboro’s first baby of 2020
Happy New Year, happy birthday, and welcome to the world, Amoura Rose Handy! Murfreesboro’s first baby of 2020 was born today at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital at 6:07 AM. At 19 1/4 inches long and 7 pounds, 5 ounces, Amoura is already rocking a hairbow. The nursing staff celebrated Amoura with a gift basket fit…
MMC Pediatrics and ENT present Rutherford County Imagination Library
The Rutherford County Imagination Library – Books from Birth plans to host a Storybook Breakfast presented by Murfreesboro Medical Center Pediatrics and ENT on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Overall Creek Elementary. The event will feature book character photo opportunities, breakfast from Chick-fil-a and other activities for kids of all ages. Proceeds from this event…
New Milk Depot for NICU Babies at Saint Thomas Rutherford
Breast milk packs a powerful punch – it aids in infant digestion, provides vital nutrients and hormones, and even helps babies fight infection. Despite the abundance of health benefits that breast-feeding offers both moms and babies, it’s an unfortunate truth that some mothers and children cannot successfully breastfeed. Milk depots have grown popular world-wide because…
DCS Celebrates National Adoption Month in November
In Tennessee, there are approximately 350 children and youth in the state’s care who are looking for a home to call their own through adoption. The majority are older teenagers in foster care who face futures without stable and caring families to guide them into adulthood. Throughout November, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS)…