Never has a baby been abducted from Springhill Medical Center, and we intend to keep it that way!

All entries to the Nursery are locked with coded locks. No one can enter without the code or without permission from the Nursery personnel. Visitors are limited in the regular Nursery as an additional security measure.

Also, at Springhill Medical Center, all personnel who handle infants are required to wear a special, color-coded name badge. Your nursery nurse will tell you what color to expect that badge to be.

We have always had many wonderful security measures in place and have added to these an electronic security system. Your Nursery nurse will come to your Postpartum room and explain the security system to you.

After your baby's first bath, an additional bracelet will be placed on the baby. This is the sensor for the electronic security system. This sensor will set off the security alarm and lock down the second floor anytime a baby goes close to an exit. For this reason, we ask that you do not carry your baby in your arms through the hospital hallways.

If at anytime, for any reason, you feel uncomfortable with someone removing your baby, do NOT let your baby go with that person. Instead, put on your call light and tell the person who answers the light that you need to speak with your nurse immediately. We want you and your baby to feel as safe in your Postpartum room as you feel in your own home.