𝙉𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― A tiny baby born at Regional West Medical Center gets to go home in a new car seat, specially designed for infants that weigh less than five pounds, courtesy of the State Troopers Association of Nebraska (STAN).

The state troopers’ organization recently presented a $600 check to Regional West Foundation for the purchase of six infant car seats designed to safely transport premature babies. The car seats are then given to the parents of newborns that cannot safely fit in a standard car seat.

The first of the six car seats was recently donated to Kassi and Jake Onstott of Gering for use by their daughter Lyric. The baby’s twin sister, Melody, who was larger at birth, is able to use a standard car seat.

“We are fortunate to have the resources available in our community through both the Regional West Foundation and the State Troopers Association in order to give these car seats out to our smallest patients who need them. We are grateful to the State Troopers Association for the funding they provide to keep these patients safe,” said Erika Carmody, MSN, RN, director of the Birth & Infant Care Center and Pediatrics.

Regional West Foundation formed a partnership with STAN in 1994 to assist families in receiving the special car seats they need for safe transportation of their newborn babies that weigh less than five pounds.

“I have seen firsthand the importance of seat belt safety and the correct use of safety seats for children,” said Trooper Courtney Horak. “The State Trooper’s Association is proud to continue our support of the Regional West Foundation by ensuring families in need get the safety seats their children require.” “It’s an honor to be able to work with a generous donor group like STAN because they promote the very thing that is so important to Regional West − caring for our patients and their families. We’re thankful for their donation for this project,” said Julie Marshall, Regional West Foundation director of development. Regional West Foundation raises, manages, and distributes funds to enhance the services, programs, and projects of Regional West Health Services. The Foundation supports projects to strengthen health care services that are essential to the quality and growth of our local medical community, including new technology, building improvements, and health education scholarships.

For more information about Regional West Foundation or to make a donation, contact the Foundation office at 308.630.2244, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or visit RegionalWestFoundation.org.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 188-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 in-network providers, and 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

𝘐𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰: 𝘕𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵: 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘬, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢, 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪 𝘖𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘵, 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘵.