Hospital gets a hand from Girl Scout


St. John’s Regional Medical Center recently received a large book donation from Thousand Oaks Girl Scout Adriana Ferraro.

The donation will benefit parents and babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.

The books will help NICU parents, who have limited contact with their babies, to bond through the art of reading.

Adriana gathered and donated around 500 books to earn a Gold Award, the highest award level in Girl Scouts.

Studies show that reading to babies in the NICU can help parents develop the same feelings of bonding that parents of healthy newborns cultivate in the days after a baby’s birth.

The NICU provides specialized, family-centered care for newborns that require extra attention.