Lee Freeman, DDS, presents the traditional Open That Bottle Night toast. And below, Bob Dias holds two of the many wines auctioned off during the event.
Big Crowd Opens That Bottle
Nearly 300 sponsors and guests of the Solano Wine & Food Jubilee filled the Green Valley conference center of NorthBay Healthcare for a kickoff dinner and auction on Saturday, March 13.
Each year, prior to the Jubilee, the sponsors and donors share food and wine at Open That Bottle Night. A four-course meal is paired with local wines and presented by the local winemakers who created them.
The evening concluded with a 12-item live auction – featuring vacations to such places as Tahoe, Cabo San Lucas and even the Philippines – that raised another $34,300 for NorthBay Hospice & Bereavement, the beneficiary of the Jubilee. Last year, NorthBay offered hospice patients nearly 19,000 hours of compassionate care. READ MORE
NorthBay Celebrates Infection-Free NICU
NorthBay Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has gone more than a year – 373 days – without on
e tiny patient developing a central line infection.
“This is a remarkable accomplishment,” says Dr. Richard Bell, a neonatologist and medical director of the NICU. “This took outstanding work by the entire nursing staff who paid attention to the smallest details in the use of central lines.”
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) are costly and dangerous, particularly if they strike these low birth-weight babies. NICU babies need catheters to monitor and to provide nutrition. However, for every line that is inserted, there is a risk of infection.
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