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2A ♦ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006 if ' i Submitted Billie Sexton, right, from the Beltista Club recently presented Animal Control Officer Hanna Barrett a donation of SI,OOO to the Perry Animal Shelter on behalf of the club. Hospitals continuing postpartum home visits By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer A nurse will continue doing follow up home visits for new mothers and new borns sent home early. The Hospital Authority of Houston County has renewed a three-year agreement with the Houston County Health Department to provide for follow-up home visits for mothers and children dis charged early after the birth of a child. Houston Healthcare has provided the RN Postpartum Home Visit Program for patients following deliv ery at the Houston Medical Center’s Women’s Center and previously at Perry Hospital for about 15 years. In 2003, due to new require ments for a home health agency for home visit pro viders, Houston Healthcare began providing the service through a cooperative agree ment with the county Health Department. Mothers and newborns discharged from the hospital before 48 hours for normal births and before 96 hours for cesarean section deliv eries, by state law qualify for two follow up visits. The state requires a minimum time of inpatient care for mothers and newborns of 48 hours for regular births and 96 hours for cesarean deliveries. As part of the agreement, the hospital will provide one St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort FALL IS FESTIVAL SEASON We are next to Anastasia State El Park's pristine beaches, fishing Jt~ 4k pier and only US minutes / our oceanview restaurant » * vsJrSt. Augustine Beach Front Resort RTHjSME 800-752-4037 jfc WWW.(to rida» cac hrt««rtcoun Prime Rib Seasoned to Perfection 71 Run m • MT-W 77 DONATE TO GOODWILL. —i Building Hues, families, and communities Animal shelter donation registered nurse full-time equivalent to conduct about 1,000 home visits annually and provide an insured vehi cle to be used exclusively for those visits. The Health Department, according to the agreement, has to provide the visits to all Medicaid postpartum patients from Houston Medical Center and Perry Hospital, and provide the home visits for all early dis charge and high-risk post partum patients regardless of insurance class, residing in Houston and surrounding counties when initial and fol low-up visits are ordered by the attending physician fol lowing discharge from HMC or Perry Hospital. The health department also has to maintain all patient records, supervise mOBmM FBI-Bet 6-9:00-6:00 Sn-OU 7 - 8:00-2:00 ITEMS 112 TRICE W ON SATURDAY f t S 733 Commerce St. (Old Kg. Extension Office) W*m& Marny Bowden (478) 987-1090 £ Kimberly King (478) 988-8660 ■'ip W<? would like to introduce you to Fresh Air by Eco Quest: By duplicating the same processes nature uses to clean the air outside, Fresh Air hy Eco Quest™ keeps indoor air fresh and clean-smelling day and night. 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