St. John's Mercy Opens New Nursery

<July 9, 2002> St. John's Mercy Hospital recently opened the new and expanded newborn nursery. With a total of 1,183 square feet, the new floor plan houses a separate nursery for babies born with special care needs, a nurse's station and a nursery for healthy newborns.

"With all the capabilities of the new nursery, we are able to provide even better care for our special patients," said Ann Dean, nurse manager of the Mercy Childbirth Center. "Our nurses in the nursery are trained to provide specialized neonatal care. They have received extended training through the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Couer."

"I am very pleased with the renovation and expansion of the nursery. It complements the current
technology in the Childbirth Center," said Dr. Greg Potts, chairman of the maternal child department at St. John's Mercy. "Recent additions include central fetal monitoring to continuously track a laboring mother's progress, fetal fibrinectin testing to better predict those destined for a pre-term birth and fetal pulse oximetry to more accurately evaluate for fetal well-being during labor."

Also under construction in the Childbirth Center is the family waiting area. The waiting room will be expanded to further accommodate families and visitors while waiting for the special delivery.

St. John's Mercy Hospital delivers approximately 1000 babies each year. For more information about or a tour of the Childbirth Center, please call 636-239-8500. For information on physicians and services, call the toll-free physician referral line at 1-888-700-7171.

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