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My NICU Reunion
The second annual Dupont Hospital NICU reunion was held on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at the Sports & Fitness Park on the Dupont Campus. This year the theme was "Rodeo Roundup" and little ones showed up dressed for the occasion in hats & boots. NICU graduates and their families enjoyed a petting zoo, pony rides as well as games, crafts and snacks. The NICU nurses enjoyed reuniting with more than 180 families (and nearly 500 participants).

Music and Movies in the Park
Immediately following the NICU reunion we switched gears and set up for our first Music and Movies in the Park event. Families could spend the day enjoying the sunshine, playing Frisbee and relaxing on the lawn. Entertainment included two bands (Mike Conley and Chris Dodds as well as Metavari) and two movies on the big screen (The Incredibles and National Treasure). The event was free with donations encouraged to Matthew 25. Three local not-for-profit organizations sold snacks and drinks.

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5-Star Community offers free online services
The Dupont Difference is now online! As part of its continuing mission to provide exceptional service, Dupont Hospital has just unveiled My 5-Star Community, an exciting group of free online services. (See list of services at far right. Note: You may have to scroll over.) With My 5-Star Community, online visitors to the Dupont Web site can sign up to receive health e-newsletters, send an e-card, create their own Web page (CarePagessm), honor a caregiver, find healthy recipes, pre-register for hospital services, and more. All services are free and available to the general public.

"My 5-Star Community is just one more way we're bringing the Dupont Difference to the community we serve," said Mike Schatzlein, CEO of Dupont Hospital. "With free online services like these, we're coming right into people's homes to help them live healthier, happier lives."

Click here to go to My 5-Star Community.

Tobacco Free for the Health of Our Community
In November Lutheran Health Network announced its hospital campuses in Allen County will be tobacco free effective May 31, 2007. The ban covers all tobacco products for hospital employees, physicians, patients, volunteers, visitors and vendors—and includes Lutheran, Dupont, Rehabilitation and St. Joseph hospitals in the network. The announcement was made in cooperation with Parkview Health. Learn more here.

"Dupont eases anxiety with hotel-type amenities"
From an article in The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette: