Swedish Medical Center Prepares for 'Royal' Birth

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over, Kate Middleton. While the world awaits your big day, Denver radio listeners have their ears clearly tuned in to an upcoming arrival much closer to home: KS107.5's beloved morning show personality Kathie J. is expecting her own little princess, and has selected Swedish Medical Center as her preferred birthing center and healthcare facility for the big event.

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"This is our first child," said Kathie J. during a recent phone interview. "My husband J.J. and I wanted the best possible experience and care. Swedish Medical Center offers that and more."

Swedish Medical Center, part of the HCA HealthONE Continental Division, offers expectant parents and families state of the art maternity and OB/GYN care. With a professional medical staff of more than 100 perinatologists, obstetricians, specialized OB anesthesiologists, midwives, neonatologists, pediatricians, intensivists, expertly trained nurses and over 1,800 years of combined experience, it was the hospital of choice for 2,000 babies who were delivered there in 2012 alone.

"Kathie J. is one of Denver's favorite celebrities, and we're pleased that she's working with us during her pregnancy and birth," said Mary M. White, President and CEO of Swedish Medical Center. "She'll get the same level of compassionate care and medical expertise we offer all of our new moms and babies. We really do deliver!"

Kathie J. and her husband J.J. researched and visited other area hospitals before making the "go to" decision for Swedish Medical Center.

"We were seeking a personal, human touch to bring our own little human into this world," said Kathie J. "Other hospitals lacked that. Our questions and concerns weren't addressed at all. During our morning radio show we may act like we know it all, but the reality is this: I don't know what's happening to my body during this pregnancy. Or why I feel like I've been shot in the left ovary. I'm tired all the time. I needed answers, and I found them with the extraordinary medical team at SMC."

Departmental features include family attendance at birth, a full size bed for mom's significant other, flexible visiting hours, room service, in-room massage, personalized instruction for newborn baby care through a comprehensive schedule of classes, free wi-fi internet access to share baby news with family and much more.

"We consider our listeners to be family, so there may be a microphone in the delivery room with me......But I made the right career choice in radio rather than rolling in a full TV camera crew!" said a laughing Kathie J.

KS107.5's morning show has an estimated 518,000 daily listeners, with nearly 43,000 Facebook page fans. And fan favorite Kathie J. promises to share her own special birthing journey with each of them every step of the way. She plans to be on-air up until her due date of July 16, sharing her aches, pains, laughter and love for the Denver community every weekday morning from 5am - 10am.

About Swedish Medical Center: http://www.swedishhospital.com/

Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado, part of HealthONE, is a Level 1 Trauma Center and Joint Commission-accredited Stroke, Cardiology and Cancer Center. Swedish has the highest quality care and the most advanced technologies and treatments in nearly every medical specialty and is an eight time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award and a Top 100 Hospital recognized by Reuters. An acute care hospital with 368 licensed beds, Swedish is located in the south metro Denver area where it has been a proud member of the community for more than 100 years. Annually, Swedish cares for more than 200,000 patients with a team of 2,000 dedicated employees, 500 volunteers and more than 1,300 physicians.

About Lincoln Financial Media and KS107.5: http://www.ks1075.com/morningshow/

Lincoln Financial Media Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, owns and operates radio stations in Atlanta, GA (WQXI-AM, WSTR-FM); Denver, CO (KEPN-AM, KKFN-FM, KQKS-FM, KRWZ-AM, KYGO-FM, KYGO HD2/103.1); Miami, FL (WAXY-AM/FM, WLYF-FM, WMXJ-FM); and San Diego, CA (KBZT-FM, KIFM-FM, KSON-FM, KSOQ-FM).

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SOURCE Swedish Medical Center