Parents of Lankenau Medical Center Babies Host Event to Support the Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Newtown Square residents Charlie and Meghan Houder and the Lankenau Medical Center (LMC) Foundation, part of Main Line Health (MLH) recently hosted an event for 75 friends, family and colleagues, in support of the hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The Houders had all four of their children at LMC, with their first born receiving care in the NICU.

At the event, MLH Neonatal System Chief Glenn Kaplan, MD, discussed the future of Lankenau’s NICU as it continues to care for premature babies, in particular the use of human donor milk and a new human milk fortifier to help at risk, premature babies thrive. LMC President Phil Robinson shared with the attendees how LMC stands at the ready to care for even the smallest of patients in the community, and reiterated what an honor it is care for babies and their families at their time of greatest need.

LMC’s NICU is staffed by board-certified Nemours Alfred I. duPont neonatologists and houses 18 bassinettes and state-of-the-art monitors and equipment. Babies received round-the-clock neonatal intensive care provided by physicians and support staff including nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers and occupational and physical therapists. The NICU team also has the ability to call on other pediatric subspecialists including cardiologists, pulmonologists (lung specialists) and pediatric neurologists as needed.

Photo: Enjoying the evening’s program are (from left) Jason Ingle, LMC President’s Advisory Council member, Glenn Kaplan, MD, hosts Meghan and Charlie Houder, and Lankenau President Phil Robinson.

About Lankenau Medical Center
Lankenau Medical Center, a member of Main Line Health, is recognized as a national leader in advancing new options to diagnose and treat illness, protect against disease and save lives. Located on a 93-acre suburban campus just outside of Philadelphia, the 389-bed, not-for-profit teaching hospital includes one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular centers; the Lankenau Institute of Medical Research, one of the few freestanding hospital-associated research centers in the nation; and the Annenberg Conference Center for Medical Education. Lankenau offers state-of-the-art services from cancer care to maternity care. Lankenau is ranked #7 in Pennsylvania and #4 in the Philadelphia metro area in US News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, is ranked nationally for diabetes and endocrinology, and is high-performing in 11 of 16 potential categories: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, ear, nose and throat, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. Lankenau has achieved The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care and breast cancer care and is one of the nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. Lankenau has also been ranked for multiple years as one of the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the nation by Truven Health Analytics. Lankenau is one of only one percent of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet® designation for the third time for its superior nursing staff. For more information about Lankenau Medical Center, visit mainlinehealth.org/lankenau.