Baby Alumni Club Goals and Accomplishments

The goals of the Baby Alumni Club (BAC) are to establish volunteer efforts which:

• Raise funds to improve women's and children's health care.
• Increase public awareness of the excellent services at Saddleback Women's Hospital (SWH).
• Bring together families and friends of children born at SWH.

• Changing tables installed in all men’s restrooms at SWH.
• 2nd floor SWH patio renovation
• Hand-painted tiles by children born at SWH and their families
• BAC’s annual Linda Bertucci Excellence in Nursing Award
• BAC display case
• Publication of BAC Talk, BAC’s newsletter, going out to over 5000 families
• Snugglies, baby bumpers and other preemie supplies for the NICU
• Utility carts for dad’s loading valuables in and out of the hospital
• Cart to carry items to moms in hospital, filled with books, videos, magazines and other things to help pass time
• Educational baskets for SWH Mom’s on Bedrest
• Development of a Bedrest Buddies Program
• Partnership with South Orange County Pediatrics to hold monthly Dad's Boot Camp
• Hosting OC Buckle-Up Program checking children’s car seats
• Provided nursing pillows to all new moms for use in the hospital.
• 3 years of Infant CPR/ Safety classes free to SWH families and grandparents
• New CPR tapes to help staff train parents of NICU babies
• Development of corporate/ community sponsorships for Annual Kid’s Olympics/ Punkin' Picnic
• New speaker enrichment program offering parenting workshops to SWH parents
• Added class on how to avoid pre-term labor for high risk pregnancies
• Funded lending library expansion
• Bereavement sensitivity training for SWH staff
• $500 of videos donated to new Erma Feldcamp Pediatric Unit
• Extra wide wheelchairs for new moms
• Foot stools for nursing moms
• 26 new rocking chairs for nurseries and LDRP rooms
• Funded $12,000 towards new Patient Education Room in newly expanded SWH area
• Redecorated NICU parent consultation / Education room
• Purchased NICU Isolettes
• Purchased three Cardiac/Respiratory Monitors
• Aided in funding the SWH expansion

• Increase membership in BAC
• Support SWH families with special needs children
• Increase community and corporate/business support
• Continue funding Infant CPR/Safety Classes free of charge to SWH families and grandparents
• Fund free Infant CPR/Safety Classes in Spanish
• Continue support for Moms on Bedrest program and the Bedrest Buddies Group
• Continue speaker enrichment programs and find community sponsors for them
• Continue publication of BAC Talk, BAC’s newsletter
• Increase awareness of expanded breast care center at SWH and its special features
• Set up a partnership with local auto dealer where Buckle-Up programs can take place
• Create partnerships between BAC and community leaders, businesses and individuals to help fund more parent education program
• Recruit BAC leaders
• Develop a speaker bank
• Purchase an additional 2-3 Cardiac/Respiratory Monitors