Our Unit

Location/Directions

The Women and Infants Center is located on the 3rd floor of the Kenny Building of Sant Mary’s Hospital. From the visitor’s parking garage, you will enter the hospital via the skywalk bridge on the second floor. At the end of the skywalk, you will enter the Kenny building by taking a slight right at the end of the bridge. At the end of that hallway, you will see elevators on your left; these are the Kenny building elevators. Take these elevators to the third floor. 

When you arrive to the Women’s and Infants Center, you will be buzzed into our locked unit after giving us your name and reason for your visit. You will be welcomed by our unit clerk or one of our staff nurses. You will be asked for your ID and insurance card so that we can make a copy to keep on file. You will then be escorted and settled into one of our newly renovated triage or labor rooms.

Unit Layout

We are a Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) unit You will switch from a labor room to a post-partum room after your initial recovery is complete. You will then be discharged home from our unit. Each labor room has a private bathroom and furniture for your support persons. The post-partum rooms also have a private bathroom, recliner, and furniture for your support persons. 

Our floor also houses the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),  specialized care for premature and sick newborns.  We care for babies born before 32 weeks and any babies who need special care. If you are ready to go home, but your baby is still being cared for in our NICU, we may be able to offer you a room to board. This will be dependent on unit census and room availability. 

• NICU trifold (St. Francis) – needs SMH brand
• Video Tour?

Staff

Our nursing staff is made up of all registered nurses. Our labor and delivery nurses are certified in electronic fetal monitoring.  Along with our NICU nurses, they are also certified in neonatal resuscitation. The unit is supported by patient care assistants (PCA) who assist with patient care and unit clerks who help manage the front desk and administrative duties. 

Visitor Policy

All visitors must check-in with security in the main lobby and receive a visitor sticker.

Labor and Delivery Policy:

Visitation Hours 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. | 7 Days Per Week

• For patients in labor or in observation/triage status: 
  • Two adults (18 years or older) are allowed at the bedside. Visitors may not switch during labor. 
• For patients in the post-partum period: 
  • Three adults are allowed at the bedside. Visitors may switch, but only three adult visitors are allowed at the bedside at any given time. 
  • Siblings, of any age, in good health (no signs or symptoms of illness) may visit between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
• For patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 or patients under investigation (PUI): 
  • One adult visitor at the bedside. Visitor may not switch. Visitor must remain in patient’s room.

NICU Policy:

The NICU is closed to visitors from 6:45 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. & 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | 7 Days Per Week

• Two adult visitors at the bedside. Visitors may switch. Visitors must remain at patient’s bedside. 
• Siblings 14 years or older, in good health (no signs or symptoms of illness) may visit between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
• The NICU may also be closed during procedures. Please see sign before entering.

To provide an environment that is as safe for patients, visitors, and colleagues as possible, visitors are required to adhere to the following:

• All visitors must sign in and out at the front desk when entering and leaving the Women and Infants Center.
• Do not visit if you have any symptoms of a cold, the flu, COVID-19 or other illness. 
• Must wear a face mask and wear additional personal protection when asked by clinical staff. 
• Visitors will be asked to leave if visitation policy is not followed.
• Staff and security reserve the right to restrict visitors at any time to promote and maintain the safety of patients on the unit.