January 27, 2009 06:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center Media Briefings Will Be Announced as Updates Become Available

No Briefing or Updates Scheduled Today, January 27, 2009

Photos are available on Business Wire for the Octuplet Delivery Team

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaiser Permanente Bellflower’s Medical Center – More than 50 medical professionals were needed to help deliver 8 healthy babies. Although the logistics of the birth were complex, the hospital had a detailed plan in place to respond quickly. This required having a delivery team of more than 50 people on standby. The teams included physicians, nurses and staff from OB, Anesthesiology and Neonatalogy. The delivery team included: 52 medical professionals led by Dr. Gupta, Dr. Henry and Dr. Maples: 12 doctors, 2 anesthesiologists, 7 MD's for babies, 7 respiratory therapists, 11 NICU nurses, 13 other RN's, and 9 other health professionals.

As additional information becomes available, a media briefing, advisory, or release will be issued.

Contacts

Kaiser Permanente
Southern California Region
Bellflower Medical Center
Media Line
Socorro Serrano
626-405-3004

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