Women's & Children's Services

DRMC's beautifully remodeled Women's and Children's Center provides inpatient services, preventive and diagnostic health care, educational and wellness programs, life enrichment programs and referral options.

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DRMC True Life Story

Michelle Gingham's daughter, Stevie Lin, was just two months old when she was hospitalized at DRMC for four days with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). RSV is a common virus and is the most frequent cause of respiratory tract infections in the winter among infants and young children under the age of three.

In most children it is a mild infection, not distinguishable from other colds; however, in young infants like Stevie Lin, it can develop into a serious lower respiratory disease such as pneumonia, which is best managed in a hospital.

Michelle expressed her appreciation for the care Stevie Lin received in a letter to DRMC: "I would like to thank each and every one of you and send you my warmest wishes and blessings. I will never forget all you did for me and my baby. You did your job above a 10 and then went the extra mile and gave 10 more."

Michelle says Dr. Wendell Nilson, J'Lene Rumsey, RN, and all of the staff were very attentive and went above and beyond the call of duty, particularly registered nurse Lorrie Tree. "She worked the graveyard shift," Michelle says. "Stevie Lin had to be kept in a crib with a tent cover. She was crying and uncomfortable and I couldn't hold her or do anything to help her. I just felt helpless and frustrated. That's when Lorrie came in and took me under her wing. She sent me out to shower and change, and when I came back she was singing to my baby. She didn't have to do that."

Stevie Lin is now a healthy baby, scooting everywhere, getting into things and keeping her mother on her toes. "She's a handful, that's for sure," Michelle says. "I'm just thankful she's still here to be a handful."