New Donation Site in Maryville

Maryville, TN – Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee opened a second donation site with Shults Pediatrics at their Blount County practice. The Milk Drop Depot at Shults Pediatrics in Maryville will provide a convenient place for pre-screened and approved milk donors to donate their frozen milk to Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee. Donations received at Shults Pediatrics will be transported to Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee ‘s facility in Murfreesboro, TN.

Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit milk bank dedicated to providing safe, pasteurized donor human milk to the most vulnerable babies. The organization filters, mixes, bottles, pasteurizes and cultures donated breast milk from approved donors before distributing the donor milk to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Tennessee.

Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee is the state’s only nonprofit milk bank. The organization relies on support from the entire state to further advance their mission to serve all the NICU babies in Tennessee in need of human donor milk and support breastfeeding mothers.

“I applaud the physicians and leadership at Shults Pediatrics and Summit Medical Group for their strategic partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee. This is the second Milk Drop Depot with Shults Pediatrics. Their practice in Knoxville, collected more ounces last year than any other Depot. Becoming a Milk Drop Depot is a great way to promote the benefits of breast milk while also providing a great service to donor moms. Their support will allow us to reach more medically fragile babies across Tennessee’s NICUs,” said Susan Campbell, MD, IBCLC, and Executive Director of Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee.

The opening celebration of the Milk Drop Depot at Shults Pediatrics was held on Wednesday, August 7 at 114 Defoe Circle, Maryville, TN.

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