CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ELISE!

Sep 30, 2019

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This week’s Champion of the week is a special young woman living in Athens, Greece. “Elise” (her name has been changed to protect her confidentiality) is a refugee living in an Athens shelter, with her husband and baby. The family sought refuge in Greece to escape the ongoing war in their Afri

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ANDERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER!

Sep 23, 2019

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Congratulations to Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi, for becoming the 13th hospital in Mississippi to attain Baby-Friendly Designation on September 11, 2019. Anderson has approximately 1200 births per year with a level III NICU. They began their Baby-Friendly journey in 2015

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: MERIT HEALTH MADISON!

Sep 16, 2019

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Congratulations to CHAMPS Hospital Merit Health Madison in Canton, Mississippi, for becoming Baby-Friendly on September 4, 2019! Merit Health Madison Hospital is a 35,000 square foot facility with a maternity department that has approximately 300 births per year. Merit Madison began their Baby-Fr

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CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: LACEY GRIFFITH!

Sep 9, 2019

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​Our CHEER CHAMPion of the Week is Lacey Griffith, RN, and Director of Women’s Services at Merit Health River Region. She was nominated for her pivotal role in the CHAMPS hospital’s progress towards designation. ​ “The best part of the job is that special “Ah-ah” moment when all the

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