LDS Hospital To Honor Historic Career of First Female OB/GYN In Utah on Thursday

WHAT:

LDS Hospital is celebrating the storied career of Utah’s first female OB/GYN, Vicki Macy, MD. On Thursday, patients – including one family whom Dr. Macy delivered three generations of babies – and Labor & Delivery staff from LDS Hospital will gather to celebrate Dr. Macy's storied career. She is retiring this fall.

Throughout her nearly 40-year career, Macy has delivered more than 9,000 babies – the equivalent of 375 kindergarten classes – to Utah families. She’s well respected and well loved among the staff of LDS Hospital – some of whom she delivered.

Dr. Macy was the first woman admitted to the OB/GYN program at the University of Utah, and subsequently became the first woman board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology in Utah.

To honor Dr. Macy’s legacy, Labor & Deliver staff are planning to wear their scrub top backward – a practice Macy began in the early 80’s when she was the only woman in the operating room. They’ll also retire the stool Macy has used for the last 30 years. 

WHEN:
4 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 

WHERE:
LDS Hospital – Labor & Delivery
8th Avenue & C Street
Meet in LDS Hospital Main Lobby