Archives: CHEER-Champions
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: JENNIFER CALDWELL!

Our CHEER Champion of the Week is Jennifer Caldwell, MSN, FNP-c, Director of Nursing (DON), Women and Children’s Services at NMMC Tupelo. She was nominated for being an ama
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER – WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, TUPELO

Congratulations to North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC)-Women’s Hospital, in Tupelo, Mississippi on their Baby-Friendly designation. The hospital achieved designation on March 2, 2020 afte
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CALVIN L. WILLIAMS!

Today’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Calvin L. Williams, CLC, and President of Lucian Families. Calvin has worked in the fatherhood field for the past 20 years. 5 years ago, he founded Lucian Families, an organization dedica
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ALICE CHANEY HERNDON!

This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Alice Chaney Herndon, MSN, RNC-NIC, and Nurse Manager of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mother-Baby Unit and WIC/Lactation Services. She was nominated for her consistent lead
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHAUNTEL NORRIS!

Chauntel Norris is a DONA trained Labor and Post-Partum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, and LaMaze Trained Childbirth Educator. She currently serves as the Mother’s Milk Initiative Coordinator, Doula, and Group Facilitator for the Read More
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DR. JULIE WARE!

This week’s CHEER Champion of the Week is Julie Ware, MD MPH, IBCLC, an experienced board-certified pediatrician who specializes in breastfeeding medicine. Dr. Ware was nominated for her long work in the breastfeeding field, for her recent paper on the associations between breastfeeding initiation
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL!

Congratulations to AI/AN CHAMPS Hospital, Norton Sound Regional Hospital, on their Baby-Friendly designation. They received designation on December 13, 2019, four years after they joined the pathway. Norton So
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER!

Congratulations to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) on their Baby-Friendly designation! This accomplishment was announced on December 12, 2019, approximately 3 years after they joined the pathway to designation in 2016. Located in McComb MS, SMRMC oversees a Level II NICU and ab
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL!

Congratulations to Methodist Olive Branch Hospital in Olive Branch, MS for becoming Baby-Friendly designated on December 12, 2019! Olive Branch has a level II NICU and approxi
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: DORIE WALSH!

This Week’s Champion is Dorie Walsh, BSN, RN-MNN. In her role as Transition Nurse for University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Dorie assumes the care of infants at mother’s bedside within the first 30 minutes of life. She was nominated because of her incredible passion for teaching mothe
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