About our Patients

"Chance was born on July 21, three months premature, and had to be hospitalized until his due date. He weighed one pound, 11.9 ounces. The hardest part was when we realized that Chance wouldn’t be going home with us. We were lucky to get a furnished apartment about a mile from the med center. It cost $825 a month, in addition to our other living expenses. We’re self-employed; a lot of parents couldn’t do this. One couple drove up from Russellville after he worked the night shift. They would spend the day, then drive back. That’s got to be hard. It would be a lot better for the parents—and the babies—if there were an affordable place to stay within walking distance of the hospital."

Andy and Shantil Elliott, Russellville, Arkansas