Welcoming new life with a new year When you're expecting a baby, it can feel like you are in charge of making countless decisions that will affect your child's health and safety. It can be very overwhelming! But one of the most import- ant decisions you can make for you and your child is where to give birth. Did you know that there is an award-winning, state-of-the- art labor and delivery hospital unit right in your backyard? Wash- ington Health System's CARE Center for Family Birth and Women's Health checks all the boxes for a safe, comfortable and convenient childbirth experience. SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED CARE Your number one priority is the health and safety of you and your baby. WHS has a proven track record of quality care and they have the awards to prove it. WHS recently received the Healthgrades 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award. Healthgrades, the leading resource for connecting consumers, phy- sicians and health systems, ranked WHS in the top 10% of hospi- bies during and after labor. WHS was the only hospital to win this award in an 80-mile radius. By analyzing data, Healthgrades found that hospital performance makes a significant difference in terms of complications and emergencies? When "It's beautiful. It's comforting. It's clinical outcomes. Patients who gave birth in a hospital that received designing the new CARE Center, WHS functional," Gostic said. "It's aes- the award had a 40% lower risk of experiencing complications than went straight to the source for the most thetically pleasing. There's a lot those treated in a hospital that did not. important opinions: moms, doctors and of little things, like side closets for WHS also received the Healthgrades Five-Star distinction for vagi. nurses. With this input, they created a dirty linen and food trays that can nal delivery seven years in a row (2015-2021) as well as the Five-Star unit that provides comfort for moms be accessed from the hallway, that distinction for c-section delivery three years in a row (2019-2021) and babies and an optimal workspace make it so much more." and is ranked in the top 10% of hospitals for patient satisfaction, for doctors and nurses. according to patient surveys. CONVENIENCE "The administration really took to WHS Washington Hospital is the only "We have great feedback from our patients," Leslie Gostic, nurse heart what the community had to say hospital in Washington and Greene manager for the CARE Center for Family Birth and Women's Health, in the process," Gostic said. "They also counties with a birthing center. Ap- said. "Our satisfaction scores are amazing and that really speaks met with staff to see what their needs proximately 1,000 babies are born volumes. Yes, our rooms are beautiful and accommodating, but were. Many of the features are nurse there every year! When it's go-time the care is also here." and family driven. It's designed with so you probably don't want to consider much input to get it as close to right and the possibility of rush hour traffic, de- tours and a long drive to the city. You can have peace of mind knowing that EMERGENCY NEONATAL CARE perfect as it can be." WHS plans for the unexpected. That's why a member of the WHS The unit includes five labor and deliv- if things move quickly, you can get to neonatal resuscitation team attends every birth, whether your preg- ery suites, a surgical delivery room, the hospital quickly and convenient- nancy is high-risk or routine. They are equipped and ready to pro- two nurses' stations, 13 postpartum ly. You don't have to sacrifice quality vide immediate medical intervention, In the event that your baby recovery rooms and a nursery with a care for convenience. needs extra care and attention after birth, the staff at the birthing dedicated Level 2 special care area. The center's Level 2 special care nursery are equipped to provide expert postpartum recovery rooms are more To learn more about WHS's CARE around-the-clock medical attention. spacious, prioritizing a comfortable and Center for Family Birth and Women's stress-free environment for mother, Health, and to take a virtual tour of the "We are extremely unique having a provider for EVERY delivery, and family and visitors, Light wood tones, unit, visit whs.org/carecenter or call I love this part about our unit. We don't talk about the significance soothing colors and artwork make the 724-223-3220. enough," Gostic said. "We always want a healthy mom and a healthy unit feel less like a hospital and more baby, but sometimes things don't go as planned. At WHS, there's an like a hotel. The rooms feature a couch immediate response if needed." Sponsored content brought to you by that converts into a bed for a partner or spouse, spacious tiled bathrooms with dual shower, USB ports and even What if you could have all the comforts of home and the peace of a Bluetooth speaker system so you can COMFORT mind that comes from having a full medical team equipped to handle listen to your own music. WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM Welcoming new life with a new year When you're expecting a baby, it can feel like you are in charge of making countless decisions that will affect your child's health and safety. It can be very overwhelming! But one of the most import- ant decisions you can make for you and your child is where to give birth. Did you know that there is an award-winning, state-of-the- art labor and delivery hospital unit right in your backyard? Wash- ington Health System's CARE Center for Family Birth and Women's Health checks all the boxes for a safe, comfortable and convenient childbirth experience. SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED CARE Your number one priority is the health and safety of you and your baby. WHS has a proven track record of quality care and they have the awards to prove it. WHS recently received the Healthgrades 2020 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award. Healthgrades, the leading resource for connecting consumers, phy- sicians and health systems, ranked WHS in the top 10% of hospi- bies during and after labor. WHS was the only hospital to win this award in an 80-mile radius. By analyzing data, Healthgrades found that hospital performance makes a significant difference in terms of complications and emergencies? When "It's beautiful. It's comforting. It's clinical outcomes. Patients who gave birth in a hospital that received designing the new CARE Center, WHS functional," Gostic said. "It's aes- the award had a 40% lower risk of experiencing complications than went straight to the source for the most thetically pleasing. There's a lot those treated in a hospital that did not. important opinions: moms, doctors and of little things, like side closets for WHS also received the Healthgrades Five-Star distinction for vagi. nurses. With this input, they created a dirty linen and food trays that can nal delivery seven years in a row (2015-2021) as well as the Five-Star unit that provides comfort for moms be accessed from the hallway, that distinction for c-section delivery three years in a row (2019-2021) and babies and an optimal workspace make it so much more." and is ranked in the top 10% of hospitals for patient satisfaction, for doctors and nurses. according to patient surveys. CONVENIENCE "The administration really took to WHS Washington Hospital is the only "We have great feedback from our patients," Leslie Gostic, nurse heart what the community had to say hospital in Washington and Greene manager for the CARE Center for Family Birth and Women's Health, in the process," Gostic said. "They also counties with a birthing center. Ap- said. "Our satisfaction scores are amazing and that really speaks met with staff to see what their needs proximately 1,000 babies are born volumes. Yes, our rooms are beautiful and accommodating, but were. Many of the features are nurse there every year! When it's go-time the care is also here." and family driven. It's designed with so you probably don't want to consider much input to get it as close to right and the possibility of rush hour traffic, de- tours and a long drive to the city. You can have peace of mind knowing that EMERGENCY NEONATAL CARE perfect as it can be." WHS plans for the unexpected. That's why a member of the WHS The unit includes five labor and deliv- if things move quickly, you can get to neonatal resuscitation team attends every birth, whether your preg- ery suites, a surgical delivery room, the hospital quickly and convenient- nancy is high-risk or routine. They are equipped and ready to pro- two nurses' stations, 13 postpartum ly. You don't have to sacrifice quality vide immediate medical intervention, In the event that your baby recovery rooms and a nursery with a care for convenience. needs extra care and attention after birth, the staff at the birthing dedicated Level 2 special care area. The center's Level 2 special care nursery are equipped to provide expert postpartum recovery rooms are more To learn more about WHS's CARE around-the-clock medical attention. spacious, prioritizing a comfortable and Center for Family Birth and Women's stress-free environment for mother, Health, and to take a virtual tour of the "We are extremely unique having a provider for EVERY delivery, and family and visitors, Light wood tones, unit, visit whs.org/carecenter or call I love this part about our unit. We don't talk about the significance soothing colors and artwork make the 724-223-3220. enough," Gostic said. "We always want a healthy mom and a healthy unit feel less like a hospital and more baby, but sometimes things don't go as planned. At WHS, there's an like a hotel. The rooms feature a couch immediate response if needed." Sponsored content brought to you by that converts into a bed for a partner or spouse, spacious tiled bathrooms with dual shower, USB ports and even What if you could have all the comforts of home and the peace of a Bluetooth speaker system so you can COMFORT mind that comes from having a full medical team equipped to handle listen to your own music. WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM