If the patient is COVID-19 positive, they are delivered in our COVID-19 area in Labor and Delivery which has UV-C lights installed in the rooms as well as HEPA-filtration. We also have a dedicated COVID-19 operating room for Cesarean sections.

All scheduled Cesarean sections and inductions of labor are prescreened and tested for COVID-19 within 72 hours of their scheduled procedure.

Gowns, masks, head and foot covers and face shields are worn during all deliveries. N-95 masks are added for delivering the COVID-19 positive patient.

IF YOU ARE IN LABOR:

If you're in labor or your doctor instructs you to come to the hospital (not for a scheduled C-section or induced labor):

All employees are supplied with masks and proper personal protective equipment (PPE) appropriate for their level of patient interaction.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines are used for employees who have tested positive regarding their safe ability to return to work. Testing is available for all employees that have symptoms that may raise concern for COVID-19 infection.

All patients are screened upon entry to the Medical Surgical Center for symptoms and given a mask.

Testing is available for all patients that have symptoms that may raise concern for COVID-19 infection.

Precautions are taken when providers are seeing patients, including wearing of masks and hand washing/hand sanitizer before and after visits.

A spacious lobby at the Women’s Health Center allows for proper social distancing before and during registration as well as when waiting to be roomed. Acrylic shields are in place at all points of the intake process.

Patients are brought into the Women's Health Center through doors that are closest to their clinical care area, to avoid walking them through the entire clinic.

Rooms are cleaned after each patient use with appropriate solutions and all contact surfaces are sanitized.