PRESS RELEASE: Media Advisory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 13, 2007

MEDIA - FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sherie Cantrell
Media & Public Relations Coordinator
Phone (361) 694-5662
Cell (361) 548-6073

Media Advisory
DR. PAMELA BERENS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF OBSETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
PRESENTS GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE

Who:	Dr. Pamela Berens, M.D.
What:	Dr. Pamela Berens will present Ground Rounds Lecture on “How Birth Practices Impact Successful Breastfeeding.” Dr. Berens is the author of “Clinical Therapy in Breastfeeding Patients.” A book which with the help of the Coastal Bend Breastfeeding Coalition was distributed to each obstetrician and pediatrician in the Coastal Bend. For more information on Breastfeeding Services at Driscoll Children’s Hospital http://www.driscollchildrens.org/DCHWeb/DriscollServices/content/momsplace.asp
When:	Friday, July 13th @ 12:30pm
Where:	Driscoll Children’s Hospital Auditorium

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About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

www.driscollchildrens.org

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