Mount Carmel Grove City Designated Baby-Friendly Hospital

All Mount Carmel Birthing Hospitals are now Certified Baby-Friendly Hospitals

Columbus, OH – Mount Carmel Health System shared today that it has received the Baby-Friendly certification from Baby-Friendly USA. This accreditation showcases the hospital’s commitment to supporting new moms and babies, especially when it comes to breast feeding.

To earn this honor, Mount Carmel Grove City went through a detailed process to demonstrate it follows the ten steps to successful breastfeeding, a set of best practices recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. These steps help ensure that newborns and their mothers get the best care and support during the first days of life.

“We are honored by this recognition and we’re proud to provide a supportive environment for families,” said Sherri Strong, MSN, RN-NEA-BC, C-OB, C-EFM, Regional Director Nursing Opeerations, Women & Infants, Mount Carmel Health System. “This achievement underscores our team’s dedication to ensuring every family receives compassionate care from the beginning.”

Mount Carmel Grove City joins over 600 baby-friendly hospitals and birth centers in the U.S and more than 20,000 baby-friendly hospitals and birthing centers throughout the world. This number also includes Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Mount Carmel East with all Mount Carmel birthing hospitals having received the baby-friendly designation. These facilities are dedicated to helping families make informed choices and giving every baby a healthy start.

For more information about the Mount Carmel, please visit www.mountcarmelhealth.com.

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About Baby-Friendly USA

As the accrediting body and national authority for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States, Baby-Friendly USA is responsible for upholding the highest standards in infant feeding care by coordinating and conducting all activities necessary to confer the prestigious Baby-Friendly designation and ensure the widespread adoption of the BFHI in the US. Learn more about Baby-Friendly USA and the BFHI at www.babyfriendlyusa.org.

About Mount Carmel Health System

Mount Carmel Health System, a member of Trinity Health, has provided high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services in central Ohio for 139 years. Our team of more than 8,200 colleagues, 2,041 physicians and 407 volunteers provide compassionate, people-centered primary and specialty care at its five hospitals — Mount Carmel Dublin, Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel New Albany, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Diley Ridge Medical Center, an affiliation of Mount Carmel and Fairfield Medical Center. The health system is also comprised of the Mount Carmel Health Plan, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Mount Carmel Medical Group and Mount Carmel Health Partners, along with surgery centers, emergency and ambulatory care centers, and hospice and home care services throughout the region.