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2 CHICAGO TRIBUNE SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION SECTION1A SS Northwestern Memorial Hospital Exceptional care in the heart of Chicago So much hope for this, my first child. To hear and know it ismyname. To be here and healthy forevery step of this new life. A Grand opening. The New Prentice Hospital.

INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY and ADVANCED TREATMENT In an environment of compassion and healing. Builtfromthe ground up for the hopes and health of women. Deren Turloglu, a baby boy, was born to parents Jill and Fatih at 11:43 a.m. Stats Doubling Deliveries Throughout the past two decades, deliveries at Prentice Hospital have more than doubled. Great expansion The new Prentice Hospital has the capacity to deliver nearly 3,600 more babies annually than the former Prentice.

Delivering doubles and triples Last year, Prentice delivered 280 sets of twins and 11 sets of triplets. More labor rooms The new Prentice features eight more labor and delivery rooms and 44 more newborn bassinets than the former Prentice. Healthy births The Schine Crown Neonatal Intensive Care Unit expanded to accommodate 86 bassinettes for critically ill newborns, making it one of the largest units in the country. Successful births The Northwestern Memorial clinic has delivered more than 200 HIV- free infants since 1996. Helping those in need The Prentice Ambulatory Care clinic provides care to more than 10,000 obstetric and gynecological patients annually who are underinsured and uninsured in the Chicago community.

Births Last Baby born at the former Prentice on Zoe Elaine Alphonse, a baby girl, was born to Letitia Rene and Philip, just before noon. First Baby born at New Prentice Hospital First Lady Maggie Daley shared some of her experiences with the audience, having been a patient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. all of us who have been patients, you know nothing is more calming and reassuring than the genuine care and support of an outstanding medical health care professional. And here at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, there are truly remarkable individuals, doctors, nurses, researchers, technicians and entire she said. vision and determination we have achieved great things at home, in the community and in our professional Maggie Daley said.

what better way to celebrate women than to provide them with the highest level of Ensuring the vitality and strength of Chicago, Maggie Daley added the new hospital is truly changing the world of healthcare. type of groundbreaking healthcare that Northwestern Memorial Hospital is able to provide to women through Prentice is a testimony to the success as a hospital and as a community U.S. Rep. Danny Davis of the 7th District of Illinois echoed those thoughts, noting that Northwestern Memorial Hospital is a source of community pride. brag with regularity that I represent the most diverse people, most fascinating geography and most successful institutions in all of Amer- he said.

I extend with great pride that I represent Northwestern Memorial Hospital, one of the top medical centers in the United States of America Patti Blagojevich, lady of Illinois, shared her experience at the previous Prentice facility. She gave birth to a daughter there several years ago and recalls it was the who made Prentice great. the doctors and technicians, to the people who bring your meals and change your sheets, I realized what made Prentice the place that everyone raved about was not the mortar but what was within the walls the caring, the attention and the she said. what we have now is a top notch unbelievable with a beautiful high-tech facility that will serve the needs of generations to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was also on hand to welcome the new Prentice Hospital to the neighborhood.

personally want to thank all the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff. You are the ones on the frontline. I deeply appreciate your expertise, your care and your Mayor Daley said. we have is a real commitment in Dedication continued from page 1 Maggie Daley Product: CTSSPRINT PubDate: 11-08-2007 Zone: ALL Edition: SS2 Page: 1A-2 User: jmcleaves Time: Color:.