New Labor & Delivery Unit At St. Mary’s Milwaukee

Press release from Ascension Wisconsin:

May 22 2020

Milwaukee, WI – Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee welcomed its first patients to its new Labor and Delivery Unit on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Located on the second floor of the Women’s Medical Center, the 36,000-square-foot unit features the latest in technological advancements while providing a warm and welcoming environment for mothers and their families.

“Our goal for this project was to continue Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s strong legacy of excellence in women’s services by enhancing our physical environment to meet the needs of mothers and their growing families,” said Kelly Elkins, president, Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital. “We believe that this new unit and our dedicated care teams will deliver on that commitment by providing compassionate, personalized care that begins with expectant mothers and the birth of their children and continues throughout life’s journey.”

The expanded Labor and Delivery Unit includes: 12 spacious labor and delivery rooms with hydrotherapy tubs, 10 antepartum rooms, two recovery suites with private bathrooms, four triage rooms and updated surgical suites for multiple births and C-sections. The unit also has additional space for clinical education, patient and family support.

The Labor and Delivery Unit expansion is the second phase of a larger project to update Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Women’s Medical Center. The first phase, completed in 2016, was the renovation of the Postpartum Unit. Future phases will include expansion of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Postpartum Services.

Design of the new Labor and Delivery Unit was led by Ascension Wisconsin providers to incorporate the latest clinical practice guidelines and was informed by patient focus groups to meet the unique needs of expectant mothers and their families. Generous community gifts to the Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Foundation supported the expansion of the new Labor and Delivery unit and women and infants community outreach programs.

This press release was produced by Ascension Wisconsin. The views expressed here are the author’s own.