INDUSTRY INSIGHT
YOUR HEALTH
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A A Renewed
Commitment
Renewed Commitment
To Women’s
Women’s Health
Health
Written
Emily
King
Written
by by
Emily
King
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xpecting
mothers
family
in the
Pittsburgh
area,
xpecting
mothers
and and
family
in the
Pittsburgh
area,
particularly
those
living
in the
southern
region,
have
particularly
those
living
in the
southern
region,
have
an an
exciting
option
for
a
comfortable
and
soothing
birth
exciting option for a comfortable and soothing birth
experience.
Washington
Health
System
has
announced
experience.
Washington
Health
System
has
announced
the completion
of Phase
of its
new
CARE
Center for for
the completion
of Phase
1 of 1 its
new
CARE
Center
Family
Birth
and
Women’s
Health.
Family Birth and Women’s Health.
The first phase of construction included the completion of a
The first phase of construction included the completion of a
comfortable family lounge, a new lobby and thirteen spacious
comfortable
family lounge, a new lobby and thirteen spacious
postpartum rooms. The 22,000-square-foot space fills the same area
postpartum
rooms.
22,000-square-foot
fills adapted
the same to area
of the hospital, The
but the
layout of the space space
has been
offer a
of the more
hospital,
but
the
layout
of
the
space
has
been
adapted
to offer a
aesthetically pleasing and functional department.
more aesthetically pleasing and functional department.
For a year and a half, WHS spoke with community members and
For a new
year parents
and a half,
WHS
with
community
members
and WHS
about
what spoke
changes
would
help them
to choose
new parents
about
what changes
help them
choose
Washington
Hospital
to deliver would
their babies.
They to
heard
from WHS
both
Washington
Hospital
deliver
their babies.
They
heard from
WHS patients
as to
well
as patients
from other
hospitals
in the both
area. Staff
WHS and
patients
as well
patients input
from on
other
the area.
Staff
physicians
also as provided
what hospitals
changes in would
enhance
the overall experience.
The input
feedback
was changes
the driving
force enhance
of the plan
and physicians
also provided
on what
would
for the experience.
new unit. The feedback was the driving force of the plan
the overall
for the new unit.
Prenatal Classes
Our certified Classes
childbirth educators and lactation consultant offer
Prenatal
a full range of classes for new and/or expectant parents.
Our certified childbirth educators and lactation consultant offer
a full range of classes for new and/or expectant parents.
To register, call
(724) 223-3173
To register, call
(724) whs.org
223-3173
whs.org
“We decided
decided that
that if we were
in in
our our
“We
were going
going to
to make
make this
this investment
investment
hospital and
and our
our community,
community, we
Leslie
hospital
we wanted
wanted to to get
get it it right,”
right,” says
says
Leslie
Gostic, MSN,
MSN, RNC-MNN,
RNC-MNN, CBC,
Center
Gostic,
CBC, Nurse
Nurse Manager
Manager of of the
the CARE
CARE
Center
for Family
Family Birth
Birth and
and Women’s
Women’s Health.
to to
than
for
Health. “Who
“Who better
better to to listen
listen
than
patients, our
our community
community members
patients,
members and
and staff?”
staff?”
The $7 million project strives to make the experience of welcoming
The
$7 million project strives to make the experience of welcoming
a new baby more pleasant for both the mother and her family. The
a new baby more pleasant for both the mother and her family. The
revamped suites allow new moms to recover in a calm and comforting
revamped
suites allow new moms to recover in a calm and comforting
environment in contrast to the standard hospital rooms of the past.
environment
in contrast
the excellent
standard
hospital
of the
past.
The space now
matches to the
level
of care rooms
they have
always
The
space
now
matches
the
excellent
level
of
care
they
have
always
provided.
provided.
The rooms themselves are larger, with a family nook for meals and
The
rooms
themselves
are larger,
with a family
for and
meals
other
activities,
a comfortable
convertible
couch, nook
artwork
a and
other
activities,
a comfortable
convertible
couch,
artwork
and a will
spacious
modern
looking bathroom.
Parents
and family
members
spacious
modern
looking bathroom.
and The
family
members
will
have access
to complimentary
snacks Parents
and drinks.
rooms
are even
have
access
to a complimentary
snacks
and that
drinks.
The rooms
are
equipped
with
Bluetooth speaker
system
will allow
women
to even
listen to a with
custom
playlist. The
addition
of retractable
creates
equipped
a Bluetooth
speaker
system
that will curtains
allow women
to
a space
breastfeeding
to have
privacy, if they
prefer, creates
listen
to a for
custom
playlist. mothers
The addition
of retractable
curtains
needing
to ask guests
to step
of privacy,
the room.
The space
a without
space for
breastfeeding
mothers
to out
have
if they
prefer, will
allow women
to to
feel ask
more
at home,
rather
the room.
typical The
hospital
without
needing
guests
to step
out than
of the
space will
environment.
allow
women to feel more at home, rather than the typical hospital
environment.
Besides the esthetic improvements, patients will still receive excellent
care from
the
medical improvements,
staff plus every patients
delivery is
by a excellent
Besides
the
esthetic
will attended
still receive
Neonatal Resuscitation team member. The new nursery now includes
care from the medical staff plus every delivery is attended by a
a level 2 special care area that will allow staff and physicians to provide
Neonatal
Resuscitation team member. The new nursery now includes
the best care possible to babies that may need some additional
a medical
level 2 special
care area that will allow staff and physicians to provide
attention.
the best care possible to babies that may need some additional
medical
attention.
The second
phase of construction is underway and is expected to
take several months to complete. This part of the project will see
The
phase
of construction
is underway
and is expected
the second
completion
of drastically
improved
labor and delivery
rooms, to
take
several suite
months
to complete.
This
part area.
of the In project
will see care
C-section
as well
as physician
on-call
the meantime,
the
completion
of that
drastically
labor or
and
rooms,
is being
taken so
patients improved
will not notice
be delivery
distracted
by the
C-section
suite
as well as physician on-call area. In the meantime, care
construction
project.
is being taken so that patients will not notice or be distracted by the
construction project.
To take a virtual tour of the unit visit whs.org/CARECenter.
To take a virtual tour of the unit visit whs.org/CARECenter.
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