You can’t miss the new sign depicting our Courtyard Tower as you drive past SMH on U.S. 41/Tamiami Trail.

Buying a breast pump? Save your receipt — The cost of pumps and related lactation supplies are now considered tax-deductible medical expenses. Click here for more details about the recent IRS ruling.

Even from the back of the hospital, you don’t have to crane your neck to see all of the equipment used to construct our new Courtyard Tower. The pair of cranes, pictured above, play a big role in the building of the nine-story structure, scheduled to open in 2013.

Did you know that federal law calls for employers to give employees time and a private place to express breast milk during the workday? The law covers moms nursing a baby for one year after the child’s birth.

What can you do to lower your baby’s risk of SIDS? Follow safe sleep habits, don’t allow others to smoke around your newborn and don’t let your baby get too warm during sleep. Click “more” below for a list of important tips — Be sure to share them with babysitters, grandparents and other caregivers!

The covered pedestrian bridge from the South Parking Garage to the Critical Care Center is scheduled to be complete next month! Here’s a photo of construction progress. The two-level addition to the Critical Care Center will be finished later this year and will house state-of-the-art operating rooms, pre-operative and post-operative areas, hemodialysis and a sterile [...]

Breastfeeding is such an important health initiative! It is being addressed at both local and government levels.  Please click on the link below to see the recent release on breastfeeding from the Office of the Surgeon General. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/breastfeeding/executivesummary.pdf