New Obstetrics Unit to open this fall at Jefferson Hospital
Anyone having a baby later this year or thinking about starting
a family in the future will want to know more about Jefferson
Hospital’s state-of-the-art obstetrics unit, currently under
construction and scheduled to open this fall on the hospital’s
Jefferson Hills campus.
Jefferson’s 2012-2013 Community Health Needs Assessment — a
comprehensive review and analysis of the health issues and needs
of residents of the hospital’s service region — identified access to
pre- and post-natal care and obstetrical care in the community as
a crucial need.
“We’re honored to have the new obstetrics unit at Jefferson,” said
David Logan, MD, obstetrician/gynecologist and director of the
obstetrics program at Jefferson. “We have never had obstetrics
services at this hospital in the more than 30 years that it has served
families in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, so we are very excited
about this new program.”
Allan Klapper, MD, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology
for the Allegheny Health Network (AHN), said the new Jefferson
obstetrics unit reflects AHN’s goal to provide the highest quality of
care in the community.
Jefferson’s new obstetrics unit is located on the hospital’s 4th floor
and will include 8 LPRP (labor, delivery, recovery, post-partum)
suites. This unique room concept will enable mothers to remain
in one area throughout each step of the birth experience. Other
features include:
• A Level II nursery for special needs
• Two dedicated cesarean-section rooms
• Patient amenities and services, including lactation services,
room service dining and advanced security system
• 24/7 obstetric anesthesia and newborn services
Dr. Logan left a successful Ob/Gyn practice at
West Penn Hospital to head the Obstetrics Program
at Jefferson and is looking forward to the opening
of the new OB Unit.
David Logan, MD, director of the Obstetrics Program
at Jefferson Hospital
“To see a new labor and delivery unit of this magnitude open in
the community, and to have the opportunity to be involved from
the ground up as its medical director, borders on a once-in-alifetime opportunity,” he said.
To schedule an appointment with one of Jefferson’s experienced
gynecologists-obstetricians, call the Physician Referral line at
412.469.7000.