Cleveland Clinic’s Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights has a newly renovated Family Maternity Center.
The revamped 58,300-square-foot project, which began in 2011, offers enhanced maternal care services and amenities.
The renovation includes all private rooms comprising of labor, delivery and recovery (LDR) suites with a brand-new labor tub, private antepartum suites (high risk unit) and private postpartum rooms.
“The new amenities will now offer completely private rooms for all of our moms and babies, as well as leading-edge services,” says Dr. Elliot Philipson, medical director for the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Hillcrest Hospital.
The renovation also includes: comfortable patient rooms with large windows, work areas and sleeper sofas for overnight guests; an expanded nursery; a new family waiting area; and centralized and expanded nursing stations.
A focus on rooming in where moms and babies are kept together allows families to enjoy their postpartum stay while they get to know their baby.
The hospital also supports birth plans and alternative birthing options for low-risk birthing, including a specially designed suite with a labor tub for use.
“Our main objective is to provide quality care to patients, and having new and comfortable facilities goes a long way in ensuring that every patient will be happy with the care that they receive,” says Mary Bartos, registered nurse and director, women’s and children’s services at Hillcrest Hospital. “Now, not only will the mothers and their babies continue to receive excellent care, they’ll also be in a private setting.”
The former Family Maternity Center, built in 1968, had the capacity for just 2,000 births. Last year, Hillcrest Hospital delivered more than 4,600 babies and the newly renovated unit now has the flexibility for the increased need.
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