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Vol. 9, No. 7
Antioch, California
www.antiochpress.com
Sutter Delta celebrates little grads by Dave Roberts Staff Writer
Hundreds of parents and their small children converged on Sutter Delta Medical Center Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t due to an epidemic or natural disaster. They were there to celebrate the care that the kids received in the hospital’s Intensive Care Nursery shortly after their entry into the world. Since opening three years ago, the nursery has treated more than 300 newborn infants stricken by respiratory distress, sepsis and other potentially lifethreatening conditions. Saturday’s event, dubbed a “graduation party,” featured a clown, refreshments and a chance for parents, nurses and doctors to see one another again under less stressful circumstances. “It’s our way of celebrating with our community our opening up of our special-care nursery,” said Angela Juarez-Lombardi, communications manager for Sutter Delta. “Which, by all means, we hope that babies don’t
have to ever go into one. But if they do and you’re having your baby close to home, we are here. We made this investment to our community that we can take care of these babies.” Andrea Hidalgo, clinical nurse specialist for the specialcare nursery, said the four-bed unit is designed to care for infants as early as 32 weeks gestation. “We get kids that are just premature and need to grow and feed and do all of those things that they are supposed to do on the inside but are now doing on the outside,” she said. “So it’s more like we are just supporting them. We keep them in our nursery until they are big and healthy and can do everything on their own, and then we move them out to the floor with their moms.” Although the circumstances in which the infants come into her care can be traumatic for their parents, there is a satisfaction for Hidalgo and her staff in “watching the kids get better. Everybody loves babies. So it’s a great place to work. In our facil-
printers did for them back in the 19th century. “The new site is a platform that allows us to have more depth in what we offer,” Publisher Greg Robinson said. “It helps make a broader connection between the reader and the community because the space limitations are gone, and it can be accessed anywhere, any time.” Production Manager Lonnie de Lambert is the new site’s Webmaster as well as the driving force behind its creation. To her, the site goes beyond just the information it provides. “This is good for our community,” she said. “What we are doing here is not just rolling out another product. We’re
February 13, 2009
THIS WEEK
Ironies of an icon revealed
Our 16th president was a man more likely to fight the current than go with the flow.
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Darryl Morgan and his son Tyler look intently at the honeybee balloon animal offered to them by Miss Sparkles Delight at the Sutter Delta Memorial Center party for infants treated in its Intensive Care Nursery. ity it’s wonderful because they are not too, too small where they are really, really sick where we worry a lot about them. They are kind of at an age where they just need a little extra help. So we see a lot of good things. It’s very
rewarding because they all get better, which is nice.” Darryl and Christina Morgan of Oakley were there with their son Tyler, 3, who spent his see Grads page 21A
From the web press to Press on the Web It’s been nearly 150 years since offset printing and the zig-zag arrangement of rollers and plates known as the “web press” revolutionized the news business by making it possible to produce newspapers at a rate of 10,000 copies per hour. Technology has since improved, but the web press has remained the primary engine for the dissemination of the news, sports, ads and features that newspaper companies provide. But now, in addition to the web, there’s the Web. This week the Brentwood Press and Publishing Corporation is rolling out an all-new Web site, thepress.net, that will do for readers today what the high-speed
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looking for a way to bring the community closer together. It’s more than a news source; it’s a place for the community to enhance their lives by knowing each other.” The new site offers the kind of local content found in the print edition, and a whole lot more. There are polls, blogs and forums where you can read others’ opinions or offer up your own. Slide shows and videos offer lots of images of East County happenings, and a new community calendar could become an important first stop for anyone thinking of holding an event. “You can post something in the Calendar up to 13 months ahead of time,” Robin-
For a guide to the features on our new Web site, see page 12A in today’s paper. son said. “If enough people use it, then maybe there won’t be so many great things happening at the same time as other great things.” There are lots of advertising options at thepress.net, including free classified listings for registered readers. A brand new, searchable Business Directory will make it easier for merchants to get their messages out, and easier for customers to find them when they’re see Web page 21A
Deliberations documented
A citizen armed with initiative – and a video camera – has put Oakley City Council meetings on the Web for all to see.
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Rumblin’ in the rain
Antioch’s soaked soccer warriors walked off the field with a tied game – and season – against Freedom.
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INSIDE Business ...........................14A Calendar ..........................19B Classifieds ........................14B Cop Logs ..........................17A Education ........................10A Entertainment ................12B Food .................................10B Health & Beauty ............... 7B Milestones ......................... 9B Opinion ...........................16A Sports ................................. 1B WebExtras! ....................... 1B
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