Newborn Hearing Screening Program | Baby Pictures & On Line Viewing
Online Gift Shop | Birth Certificate & Social Security Card | Establishing Paternity
Announcing Your Baby's Birth | Nursing Support for Eligible New Mothers

All babies born at The Birthplace receive a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening before discharge. This screening is to identify infants with possible hearing loss, and refer them for additional services as needed. If you ever have concerns about your baby's hearing, tell your baby's doctor as soon as possible.

To cherish and enjoy the early hours of your baby's birth and share them with friends and family, you may take advantage of our baby picture service and on line viewing options. With your written consent, your baby's nurse will take a picture of your baby after the first bath. Baby pictures are available to view by the end of the working day following the day the picture is taken (babies born on the weekend will be posted on Monday). Pictures will remain on the site for you to enjoy for about 60 days after delivery.

For security reasons, you must type in the identification number that you received in your picture packet from Cherished Memories to view your baby's picture. Cherished Memories also offers a variety of picture packages and gift items that you may order. Orders should arrive at your home about a week after your order has been processed. The Cherished Memories phone number is 1-800-245-6518.

When you can't be there, count on us to deliver your well wishes. Our online gift shop allows you to shop for and purchase gifts for loved ones during their stay in the hospital. We'll complete your order online and deliver your gift to patients who are staying in The Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center. Deliveries will be made between 10 A.M. - 4 P.M., Monday - Friday. Delivery service is not available on holidays.

If the patient has already been discharged when you make your purchase, we'll cancel your order and you will be notified.

Browse our online selection of gifts for all occasions.

Visit Our Gift Shops

Susquehanna Health has gift shops located on all three of its campuses. All gift shops are located just off the main lobbies and are staffed by the System's volunteers. The gift shops vary from campus to campus but include items such as magazines, flowers, picture frames, plush toys, seasonal items, jewelry and a wide variety of snacks and candy.

Store hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

All gift shop sales benefit the Auxiliaries of Susquehanna Health.

Note: SH has made the commitment to become a latex safe environment. As a result, we have discontinued the use of latex examination gloves at the patient's bedside. Currently our employees use synthetic gloves. We also do not permit latex balloons into our facilities. We offer Mylar balloons for purchase through our online gift shop.

The birth certificate information that you provide for your baby while in the hospital is sent to the Commonwealth of PA Department of Vital Statistics. Their phone number is 1-800-323-9613.

Your baby's Social Security card is also mailed to your home. The birth certificate will arrive in three months and the social security card should arrive about a week later.

If you move, please make sure to fill out a change of address card at the post office to ensure that you receive the certificate.

You may also contact The Birthplace™ at 570-321-2069.

When a child is born to an unmarried woman, a unit clerk provides the newborn's mother and father with an opportunity to complete a form acknowledging paternity. This form must be signed by both parents. The unit clerk sends it to the Department of Public Welfare. Each of the birth parents receives a copy.

To announce the birth of your baby, you need to fill out a postcard provided in your Birthplace information packet. After completing the birth information, address the postcard to the newspaper of your choice and mail the postage paid card. If you need additional cards for more than one newspaper, please ask the Birthplace staff.

If you are expecting your first baby and meet certain income guidelines, you may be eligible for a little extra help at no cost to you. Susquehanna Home Care's maternal child nurses, through a grant from the Nurse Family Partnership Program*, visit mothers during their pregnancy up until child's second birthday. These specially trained Registered Nurses provide education and support as they care for new mothers and their babies in their homes. For further information and eligibility requirements please call Susquehanna Home Care at 320-7690. Program sponsor: Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition.

Pregnant? -- Read an article by one of our nurses about Old Wives Tales And Pregnancy.