East Alabama Health Partners with Auburn Athletics, Local Businesses to Launch ‘Tiger Tots’ Program

OPELIKA, Ala.— East Alabama Health is partnering with Auburn Athletics to offer every baby born at East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) a keepsake “Tiger Tots” blanket that features both the Aubie logo and the East Alabama Health logo. The program began with Auburn’s first football game Saturday, Aug. 31.

The Tiger Tots blanket are included in a gift bag that new moms receive when delivering at EAMC. It includes essentials provided by EAMC’s Childbirth Services that new moms and babies need in the days and weeks following delivery. The gift bag also include items provided by members of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and the Opelika Chamber of Commerce, as well as a brochure from the College Counts 529 program so they can begin financial planning for college.

Local businesses that contributed to the initial bags include Fun and Fancy, Spicer's Music, Peppertree Steak and Wine, Essential Cleaning Concepts, Gigi's Cupcakes, Jdog Junk Removal & Hauling, Spa at Grand National, Another Broken Egg Cafe, and Pet Supplies Plus.  

Chamber businesses interested in including items in the gift bag for moms and babies—such as promo items, gift cards, coupons, vouchers—should contact Mackenzie Poole with the Opelika Chamber of Commerce (mackenzie@opelikachamber.com), or Stephanie Calhoun (stephanie@auburnchamber.com) with the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. Items provided are subject to approval by East Alabama Health officials.

EAMC delivers about 2,200 babies each year and earned recognition on Newsweek’s 2024 list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals. In addition, EAMC also received the 2024 Women’s Choice Best Hospitals Award for Obstetrics.

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About East Alabama Health

East Alabama Health encompasses East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, EAMC-Lanier in Valley, the Spencer Cancer Center in Opelika, the Auburn Medical Pavilion and a host of other key medical clinics and practices that help provide a continuum of care to patients throughout an 11-county area. EAMC is a 314-bed regional referral hospital, while EAMC-Lanier provides emergency and outpatient services, as well as a nursing home and an ambulatory surgery center. East Alabama Health employs about 3,800 people and is the second largest employer in the region, trailing only Auburn University. For more information, visit www.eastalabamahealth.org.