CANANDAIGUA – With the new year comes a new practice at UR Medicine’s F.F. Thompson Hospital: Each time a new baby is welcomed in the hospital’s Birthing Center, a short, quiet segment of “Brahms’ Lullaby” will play on the overhead paging system throughout the hospital.
“It is our intent that this will be a reminder, in the midst of our daily stressful lives, of the hope and joy that each new life brings,” says Director of Obstetrics Deborah Jones. “Those of us who are privileged to be part of the miracle that is childbirth are pleased to share it with other Thompson associates, patients and families.”
The lullaby music first played early on the morning of Jan. 2, heralding the arrival of a little girl who was Thompson’s first baby of the new year.