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Congratulations to DAISY Winner Q1 2017 – Amber Golson, RN, NICU

Amber Golson, RN, works in the Neonatal Intensive Care U (NICU) and is our DAISY Award winner for Quarter 1, 2017. Amber works in the NICU and was nominated by a patient. The nomination read:

The Gift of Liquid Gold

Soon after delivering her first born, it was clear that Lisa McDougall was producing almost double the supply needed for her own daughter. For many women who pump, it isn’t long before they question, ‘what do I do with all this milk?’ Putting it in zip lock bags and adding it to the freezer is a short-term solution, but an over-producer can quickly run out of storage space.

Music and Mental Health

[caption id="attachment_15305" align="alignright" width="797"] Randy and Terri Hall with ICU Nursing Staff[/caption] “He was dead when we got here,” Terri Hall said. The heart attack of all heart attacks, the widowmaker is a 100% blockage of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. The consequences of this type of heart attack are often catastrophic, many patients don’t make it to the hospital alive.

Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Medical Center opened a human milk Donation and Outreach Center today, joining the network of Mothers’ Milk Bank (MMB), a Colorado-based, nonprofit program benefiting women and babies nationwide. Pocatello-area mothers with extra milk can make a difference in babies’ lives by donating their excess milk to Mothers’ Milk Bank.

“You have cancer.”

Premature babies develop using technological advancements

Dr. O'Donnell talks about some of the techniques used in Portneuf's NICU to care for our fragile infants. The Story