 Tucson Medical Center
Information gathered January, 2001 (thank you Angie!)
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GENERAL |
| Address: |
5301 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ
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| Main phone #: | 520-327-5461 |
| L&D phone #: |
-
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| Directions from a major freeway/street: |
Take Grant road east from I-10. After you go through the lights at Swan and Beverly, TMC is located on the North side of Grant just East of Craycroft. L&D is located at the Southeast entrance. |
| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | South East parking lot
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| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | Enter the Southeast side of the building - L&D is clearly marked and the admitting desk is just inside the door. There is a pull out for drop off of laboring women.
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AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | LDR |
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: |
- |
| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) |
They stock apple and orange juice, cherry jello, vanilla pudding, all flavors of popsicles, saltine crackers, coffee and tea - and they have a wonderful ice chip machine!
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| Microwave available? |
yes
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| TV/VCR/CD available? |
TVs in every room.
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? |
Showers and jacuzzi available in each room.
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| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? |
No |
| Birth Balls provided? |
Yes
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| Birthing stools available? |
No
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| Does this hospital have a doula program? |
No
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| What level of nursery does it have? |
Level 3
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| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? |
Yes
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| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? |
Yes...About an hour after birth for 2-4 hours depending how busy they are. You can refuse it AS LONG as the baby is healthy with NO complications.
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| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? |
yes
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POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? |
Yes, if mom doesn't have an epidural
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| Fetal monitoring? |
External for 10 min on the hour if there is no risk/complications
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| IV/heplock: |
Depends on your Dr.'s orders. Hospital will try to put in an IV unless your DR says it's okay to not have one.
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| Walking after rupture of membranes? |
okay as long as you are not on medication or epidural
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| Pushing positions: |
Prefer semi-recylined on back - have seen stirrups used often.
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STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate |
95% **
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| VBAC rate - |
- |
| Cesarean rate - |
21-26% ** |
** Statistics were obtained by the Service Chair for Women's and Obstertical services. |
| How many births a month/year are done here? |
A very high-birth hospital...a very busy hospital
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| Comments from doulas who have attended there: |
"I have found the nurses to be friendly to me as long as I offer to help and clarify that I'm not going to get in there way. They have a hard time accepting natural birth so be careful not to advocate - the patient MUST do the talking (as they should anyway)."
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