Although it aired until March

2009, young expectant parents in

our community might not be familiar

with Paul Harvey and his

radio program, “The Rest of the

Story.” However, they might be interested

in a local “story behind

the story,” which was the concept

behind Harvey’s popular broadcasts.

Recently, The Box Elder News

Journal accurately reported, “the

local hospitals will no longer provide

a list of newborns” for a popular

section that announced recent

births.

Here is the rest of the story:

Brigham City Community Hospital

has joined a national effort to

better protect newborns from abduction.

Its updated security measures

keep newly born babies safe

at the hospital and when these

precious little ones join their families

at home.

One of those measures ended

a long time contribution to this

local paper. The decision not to

provide information about local

births is supported by HCA

MountainStar infant security policies

– and a study conducted by

the National Center for Missing

and Exploited Children.

Published in the American

New policy protects

newborns at the BC

hospital and at home

Journal of Nursing (AJN) in Sept.

2008, the national study revealed

a new and disturbing trend; an

increasing number of infants are

abducted from their homes by

nonfamily members. Nationwide,

abductions from private residences

nearly doubled from 29 percent

(1983 to 1992) to 49 percent of the

total cases (1993 to 2006).

The AJN study also showed

that the number of newborns abducted

from hospitals around

the country has significantly decreased.

During the 23 year data

collection period, that number

fell from 63 percent to 32 percent

of the 247 documented cases.

Study researchers attributed this

decrease to security measures

that were implemented in hospitals

nationwide after a similar

study concluded in 1992.

This national achievement influenced

an additional patient security

measure at Brigham City

Community Hospital. The Hugs®

infant protection system was installed

in March 2009 to increase

security.

This technology continuously

safeguards infants and children

who receive care at this hospital,

and provides a worry-free

and comfortable environment for

their parents.

To repeat Paul Harvey’s famous

tagline, "And now you know… the

rest of the story."