Hospitals Restrict Visitors to Combat H1N1 Oct 20, 2009
"We're restricting visitors in targeted areas, high-risk areas," including intensive-care, inpatient children's, labor and delivery and postpartum units, said Dawn LeBaron, vice president for hospital services at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. The Rutland hospital is taking steps to ensure a visitor to someone with swine flu, also known as the new H1N1 virus, doesn't spread it to other parts of the hospital. (CBS News)
Childbirth Is Not Burger King. You Cant Always Have It Your Way. Oct 20, 2009
The conclusion I reached was that while many women's bodies are good at gestation, labor, and delivery, mine was good at gestation and not so talented at labor and delivery. I am grateful that the surgery was available and safe. (Slate)
Vt. hospitals limit visits to curb flu spread Oct 20, 2009
hospitals limit visits to curb flu spread - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
Business Whirl: Evans named new VP at St. Mary's Oct 18, 2009
Before joining WellStar Cobb Hospital, Evans served as director of women s health services at North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell and as director of perinatal services and the labor and delivery high-risk unit at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She obtained her bachelor s degree in nursing from Georgia State University and her master s degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Swine flu vaccinations begin Oct 11, 2009
Health-care workers will get first doses. Jamie Carpenter is the first person in Casper to be immunized with the H1N1 vaccine at Natrona County Health Department on Friday morning. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Hospital, senior care residences restrict visiting Oct 10, 2009
Also, at Rapid City Regional Hospital and Spearfish Regional Hospital, only immediate family members will be permitted to visit the intensive care units, maternal/child, labor and delivery and pediatrics. Visitation guidelines are in effect at hospitals in Custer, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City (including Regional Rehabilitation Institute), Spearfish and Sturgis. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
H1N1 vaccine arrives at Regional Oct 9, 2009
Only immediate family members will be permitted to visit intensive care units, maternal/child, labor and delivery, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care unit and the pediatric intensive care units at Rapid City Regional Hospital and Spearfish Regional Hospital. If a person must visit, Regional has asked them to wash their hands and wear a mask if they have flu-like symptoms. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Flu prompts Regional Hospital system to enact visitor limitations Oct 9, 2009
In addition, at Rapid City Regional Hospital and Spearfish Regional Hospital, only immediate family members will be permitted to visit the Intensive Care Units, Maternal/Child, Labor and Delivery (Newborn), Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. "We are asking the public to please work with us to protect all of our patients and senior care residents in this region," Keegan said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Are you ready for flu season? Oct 4, 2009
Pregnant women with flu symptoms should call their doctor immediately, says Dr. Laura Riley, medical director of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital. The epidemiology thus far suggests that when pregnant women get influenza, they are more likely to have respiratory complications and be hospitalized, she says. (Boston Globe)
West Houston Medical Center announces expansion Oct 1, 2009
The department will be added to a new second floor on the south side of the facility above the emergency department and will include labor and delivery rooms, post-partum rooms, a newborn nursery and level II neonatal intensive care unit. West Houston has developed a joint strategy with The Woman s Hospital of Texas to enhance the quality of our services, Caliva said. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
The girl who doesnt exist Sep 24, 2009
The method is used to relieve stress during labor and delivery and to reduce fetal complications. Pamela Koefoed, who has two older children, said the water birth greatly eased her delivery. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
County approves health contracts Sep 20, 2009
The hospital will have 66 private patient rooms, a full-service emergency department with a helicopter pad, a state-of-the-art women s center, labor and delivery and a neonatal intensive care unit. Presbyterian also will offer intensive care, operating rooms and a catheterization lab. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Hospital gives wrong baby to new mother Sep 16, 2009
Allen Ot wrote on Sep 14, 2009 3:22 PM:" Before you all begin pointing fingers, spreading rumors, and belittling the wonderful skilled staff that take care of us and our loved ones at Mercy Medical Center, we all need to hear the facts. Were the nurses to blame here? Yes. But under the circumstances and conditions that surround this incident, as well as the hectic situations that swamp the nursing staff at the hospital, problems such as this can and do occur. The hospital is understaffed in the... (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Women need health care reform, stat! Sep 15, 2009
And forget about having a baby many insurance policies don t cover prenatal care or labor and delivery, or they treat pregnancy as a pre-existing condition. As a country, we need to give women a better chance at staying healthy. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Health workers under pressure to get flu shots Sep 10, 2009
Morales, a labor and delivery nurse in New York City, had her last flu shot 16 years ago ... Sandra Morales, a labor and delivery nurse in New York City, had her last flu shot 16 years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
March of Dimes Welcomes New National Youth Council Members Sep 10, 2009
She serves as an intern at the Johns Hopkins Medical School newborn intensive care unit (NICU) and Labor and Delivery Unit, and is involved in a four-year Clinical Neonatology practicum. Neha was recently named a Johns Hopkins Woodrow Wilson Fellow for her research project, "An Epidemiological Assessment of Neonatal & Maternal Health and Mortality in Urban Slums in Belgaum City, India and Statistical Comparison to Baltimore, MD, USA," for which she traveled to India to conduct research last... (PR Newswire)
Health workers get flu shots Sep 9, 2009
Sandra Morales, a labor and delivery nurse in New York City, had her last flu shot 16 years ago. She says she got the flu anyway. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
5 nuggets of knowledge about labor Sep 9, 2009
" Photo courtesy www.peteseeger.net Tous les jour, labour: Ahhh the joys of languageHow common is it that many European (English or otherwise) words ending in -our are reduced to -or in American English? According to : Most words ending in an unstressed -our in the United Kingdom (e.g., colour, flavour, honour, neighbour, rumour, labour) end in -or in the United States (e.g., color, flavor, honor, neighbor, rumor, labor). Wherever the vowel is unreduced in pronunciation, this does not occur:... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
How-to Write a Birth Plan When Expe... Sep 8, 2009
Research and Prepare for Labor and Delivery. Before entering the labor and delivery room, create a birth plan ... Before entering the labor and delivery room, many parents create a birth plan. (Suite101.com)
Dallas couple celebrates terminal son's birth, then wait for end Sep 8, 2009
A steady sha-thump, sha-thump, sha-thump vibrated from speakers in labor and delivery room 23 the reassuring sound of their unborn son's heart ... " Celebrating every day A tiny chocolate Bundt cake sat on a hospital tray table, topped by a candle shaped like a No. 2. For the second day, every nurse on the labor and delivery unit brought presents from the hospital gift shop and sang "Happy Birthday" to Thomas. As the party ended, Dr. Hartley strode in smiling. She hugged Deidrea and T.K.,... (KHOU.com, TX)
Health Tip: Taking a Childbirth Class Sep 5, 2009
Learn how to help make pregnancy, labor and delivery as healthy and comfortable as possible. Learn techniques to help you breathe and relax. (MEDLINEplus)
Grady to add to ER, trauma Sep 5, 2009
Grady has mapped a $75 million overhaul of its neuroscience, oncology, orthopedics, acute general surgery, burn care, and labor and delivery services. Grady management hopes these changes will help balance the hospital s lopsided payer mix and put more paying patients in its beds. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Seidman family contributes $6 million to Hillcrest Hospital Project Sep 4, 2009
Development of a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and renovated labor and delivery and postpartum areas. Major infrastructure improvements to handle the increasing space and technology needs of the new addition. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Council approves hospital IRBs Sep 2, 2009
Four labor and delivery suites and eight postpartum beds. Six operating suites, including two inpatient, two outpatient and two gastrointestinal. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Classes Start At Florida State College Sep 1, 2009
"I would love to be a labor and delivery nurse," Corrado said. "Over the summer, I was put to the challenge and I saved a 6-year-olds life, and I knew then and there that this was my calling.". (News4Jax.com, FL)
Obituaries for Sunday, August 16, 2009 Aug 16, 2009
Barbara practiced nursing in each community she lived in, first caring for newborns in an intensive care nursery, then working as a labor and delivery nurse beginning in the early 1980s. In 2000, she became certified as a lactation consultant, helping many new mothers learn to breastfeed their newborns. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hospital prepares to deliver new department renovation Aug 15, 2009
KDMC Director of Nursing Merlene Myrick said the hospital's labor and delivery department is scheduled to reopen in approximately two weeks with nine labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care rooms and one surgical room ... Making labor and delivery patients comfortable is important for the hospital in an economic sense as well, said KDMC Chief Development Officer Johnny Rainer ... Labor and delivery services fall under the commercial health care market, with births being insured and... (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
AirStrip adds new BlackBerry applications Aug 13, 2009
AirStrip OB allows doctors and nurses to access patient monitoring data over their handheld devices, including fetal heart rate and contraction patterns, from hospital labor and delivery units. The company delivers this data over a secure, hospital-wide remote patient monitoring system. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Hospital connects Tewksbury first-time mother with husband in Afghanistan Aug 12, 2009
The operating room and labor and delivery staffs at Winchester Hospital assisted in connecting Nicholas, a US Air Force captain serving in Afghanistan, with his wife, Jillian, by telephone during their son s birth on Tuesday, July 21 ... Susan Petrosino, nurse manager for labor and delivery at Winchester Hospital, said, This extra effort reflects the individualized, compassionate, expert care that Winchester Hospital values and provides every day. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
MCCH's $60 million expansion project in home stretch; January completion eyed Aug 2, 2009
The hospital also renovated its Labor and Delivery and 2 West of the hospital for 3. 5 million in 2007. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Presbyterian back on track Aug 2, 2009
labor and delivery and a neonatal intensive care unit. Presbyterian also will offer intensive care, operating rooms and a catheterization lab. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Presbyterian's RR construction resumes Jul 31, 2009
The facility will be the first hospital in Rio Rancho, and will feature labor and delivery services, intensive care, operating rooms, cardiac services, MRI and imaging and emergency care. Presbyterian is committed to building a 21st Century medical center for Rio Rancho and Westside residents, Presbyterian President and CEO Jim Hinton said as the construction resumed this morning. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
High-tech operation Jul 28, 2009
The three new rooms, combined with the existing four ORs and the operating room devoted to Caesarean sections in the hospital s recently opened labor and delivery department, effectively double the hospital s operating room capacity. Zarndt said the hospital is providing the open house both to give the public an unusual opportunity to go behind the scenes at the hospital and to show off everything the new space has to offer. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Medicaid falls short just as some need it most Jul 28, 2009
At Elkhart General, hospital officials have worked hard to reopen Medicaid access to pregnant women who need prenatal care, plus labor and delivery services, she said. We rely on reimbursements from other payers to compensate for Medicaid, said Hayes. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Writers mix bunco, love; share success strategies Jul 26, 2009
She works as a labor and delivery nurse and writes full time. Her story focuses on the Bunco Babes of Whispering Bay and their lone single member, who hopes to be as lucky in love as she is in dice. (Florida Today)
Report: 539 Children Died In 2005-2006 Jul 25, 2009
A total of 134 deaths were attributable to pregnancy-related causes, a combined category of maternal complications during pregnancy, labor and delivery, as well as prematurity. Birth defects were the second leading cause of death. (7 KETV Omaha)
Midwives give back control to moms during pregnancy Jul 23, 2009
The relationship between a family and a midwife can span the entire 40 weeks of a normal pregnancy since certified nurse-midwives can provide all aspects of prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care independent from an obstetrician. But if a complication does occur a referral to a doctor can be made. (Sioux City Journal)
Definitely, not your mother's maternity ward Jul 22, 2009
com, and inspired by reality shows such as "Maternity Ward" and home birth videos on YouTube, this generation has grand ideas about labor and delivery. Some tour multiple hospitals before deciding where to deliver. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
REACH-ing out (565) Jul 21, 2009
She became a nurse seven years ago and began working in labor and delivery, where she thought she would spend her career. Then she did a stint in an emergency room. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager HHEmployeeType: Full Jul 16, 2009
Title: Experienced Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager - Urgent Need ... Work Experience: RN licensed with 6 years experience, including some labor and delivery ... Job Description: My client is a well respected, 30+ year old, 400 bed hospital in Mississippi who has an immediate need for a Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Calif. Regulators Say BPA Warnings Not Warranted Jul 16, 2009
Susan Forsyth, 43, a labor and delivery nurse in Hayward, Calif. said that she felt guilty after learning that the bottles she once used to feed her daughter contained BPA.. (ABC News -- Wire)
Heartland hires customer relations, marketing manager Jul 14, 2009
Moses and his wife Jean, a labor and delivery nurse with Sioux Valley Hospital in New Ulm, Minn. have two sons, Dan (29) and Matt (24). (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Movers & Shakers July 13) Jul 13, 2009
This year the foundation focused on necessary equipment for a variety of hospital departments and service lines, including triple-channel intravenous pumps for the intensive care unit, infusion pumps for the IV department and labor and delivery, and ceiling-mounted patient lift systems for the inpatient MRI suite. Officers tors. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
A nursing degree offers a variety of career opportunities Jul 12, 2009
With a bachelor's degree, she entered nursing with a focus on labor and delivery. ADVERTISEMENT. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Paying for universal health care isn't hard Jul 9, 2009
Kelsomedic wrote on Jul 8, 2009 7:47 PM:" TO GREENBEAN: Labor and delivery is my area of specialty. i am very familiar with how labor and delivery practices in the US vary from those practiced in the rest of the world--standard meds, excessive use of pitocin, lithotomy position--three simple changes that could bring us much more in line with other nation's rates of surgical delivery (1:3 here, 1:8 in europe), and no, i do not share this information lightly. TO TIGER: if my daughter's inhaler is... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Beverly resident earns 'Star of Excellence' Jul 4, 2009
She began her career as a unit clerk in labor and delivery and later took on the administrative assistant position in radiology. As a recipient of the award, Sciamanna was recognized by her colleagues for her outstanding job performance, positive attitude, professionalism and penchant for being proactive to solve problems before they evolve. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
AirStrip partners with CliniComp Jul 3, 2009
The data is sent directly to mobile phones from the hospital labor and delivery unit. The AirStrip services are purchased by the hospital and provided to physicians. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Athlete Services Jul 3, 2009
Prior to coming to Endicott, she practiced primarily in the clinical setting as a labor and delivery nurse, with additional experience in newborn and postpartum care ... In addition to teaching at Endicott, Professor Courcy continues to work part time as an obstetrical nurse educator and labor and delivery nurse in a community hospital setting. (Ecgulls.com)
AirStrip signs new partnership agreement Jul 1, 2009
Dr. Cameron Powell, co-founder and chief medical officer for AirStrip, says together the two companies will set a high standard for patient care in labor and delivery. The anywhere, anytime access that AirStrip OB provides practitioners effectively complements PeriGen s real-time treatment prompts triggered by the changing condition of the patient, Powell says. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
• To do for you Jun 29, 2009
Topics: wellness of the mother; labor and delivery process with relaxation and breathing techniques; care of the postpartum mother and newborn; breastfeeding and bottle feeding; and a video tour of the Women's and Infant Center. Bring a labor support person, if possible. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Health living briefs Jun 26, 2009
The purpose of this class is to alleviate any fears or misconceptions about childbirth, to provide techniques for relaxation and bonding with a coach during labor and delivery and to prepare expectant parents for the arrival and care of their new infant. This class is free of charge and is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays; July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Perry Memorial Hospital in the white oak classroom. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Kaiser expects to open delayed $500M Vacaville hospital in fall Jun 25, 2009
com, Kaiser said the new Vacaville medical center will include emergency services, a critical care unit, medical-surgical services and a full complement of diagnostic and support services, but not labor and delivery services, which will continue to be offered at Kaiser s Vallejo medical center. Kaiser officials said on the Web site that labor and delivery services require a certain volume to ensure quality and efficiency ... As the need for obstetrical services increases in the Napa-Solano... (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
AirStrip signs deal with health care network Premier Jun 24, 2009
AirStrip OB, which is now in use in nearly 100 hospitals across the U.S., delivers vital patient waveform data including fetal heartbeat and maternal contraction patterns in virtual real-time directly from the hospital labor and delivery unit to a doctor s smart phone from anywhere the doctor gets a cell-phone connection. We see great alignment with our AirStrip Technologies remote health care surveillance solution to help deliver measurable improvements in care throughout the Premier... (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
King for a day Jun 20, 2009
Sure, Moms get points for the carrying, labor and delivery part, but dads do stuff too. This one's for them. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rev. Smith begins at United Methodist July 1, as Rev. Pyatt leaves for Mt. Zion Jun 18, 2009
The couple has two grown children, Jeremy, a chef in Bloomington-Normal, and Mary, a labor and delivery nurse at Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Smith earned a bachelor's degree in religion and psychology from Central Michigan University and a master of divinity degree with emphasis in theology and pastoral care from Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colo. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Evaluation of Universal Antenatal Screening for Group B Streptococcus Jun 18, 2009
We abstracted data from the labor and delivery records of a stratified random sample of live births and of all cases in which the newborn had early-onset group B streptococcal disease (i. e., disease in infants <7 days of age) in 2003 and 2004. (New England Journal of Medicine)
100th baby born at Health Central by midwife delivery program Jun 4, 2009
Another positive thing for a mother is the fact that the midwife stays with her throughout her labor and delivery, providing constant support. I think the patients connect with us because we re women, said Wright. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Geraci tells all about starting out as an author Jun 1, 2009
" A part-time nurse in the labor and delivery department at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Geraci has long enjoyed her "girls' night out" games of bunco, and decided she'd write a story with those kinds of characters out in front. After about 18 months writing the story, Geraci's agent was able to secure a contract with Berkley Trade, an imprint of Penguin USA, and the second book in the series, "Bunco Babes Gone Wild," is set for release in November. Geraci, whose Tuesday evening group is known... (Athens Banner-Herald)
New guidelines to fight obesity in pregnancy issued May 29, 2009
Labor and delivery complications, including c-sections. Hypertension, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Woman With Terminal Cancer Delivers Baby May 19, 2009
Labor and delivery nurse Doris Buford, who usually cares for new mothers for only a few days, appreciated the opportunity to spend more time with Trinidad and learn more about her life. "I am not tired of birth by any means," Buford said, but "I suspect that I will see birth with some fresh eyes.". (KIRO TV, WA)
Jackson Hospital shows off newest additions May 18, 2009
The center now houses a total of 15 labor and delivery rooms along with 18 over-sized private post-partum rooms. These new suites are available to all mothers planning to deliver at Jackson. (WSJA.com, AL)
How Jon and Kate's Rumored Lovers Stack Up May 16, 2009
Profession: Was a registered nurse (in labor and delivery, naturally), before quitting to raise eight kids. Now, she's an author. (ABC News)
Expectations high for new emergency department May 15, 2009
Upgrades to the labor and delivery area have already begun, he said, and patient rooms on the second and third floor would be done one at a time until the entire hospital is like new. "We will have a hospital that's going to be upgraded and brought into the 21st century," Rainer said. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
El Camino Hospital Reports on Los Gatos Activation Progress May 15, 2009
In his update at the monthly board of directors meeting last night, Dr. Eric Pifer, President of El Camino Hospital Los Gatos, also reported that a broader spectrum of clinical services will be available to patients when the location opens in mid-July, including emergency care, acute health care services, labor and delivery, urology, orthopedics, ophthalmology and several other specialty services. "From key manager hires, to credentialing hundreds of physicians, to technology upgrades, we're... (PR Newswire)
St. David's spending $6M to upgrade Georgetown hospital May 15, 2009
Other renovations will include upgrades to the labor and delivery department, dining room, main lobby, nurses stations and waiting areas. The hospital has contracted with The Lawrence Group to design the changes, which will happen in phases so as not to interrupt patient care. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
