 Stormont Vail Hospital
Information gathered April, 2000 (Thank you Jennifer!) |
GENERAL |
| Hospital name: | Stormont Vail Hospital |
| Address: | 10th Street, Topeka
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| Main phone #: | - |
| L&D phone #: | - |
| Directions from a major freeway/street: | - |
| Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): | parking garage...no fee. |
| L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): | 4th floor of hospital |
AMENITIES |
| What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) | LDRP's |
| Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: | Have several places to eat. There is a cafeteria as well as a "resturant" available. |
| Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) | popcycles, ice chips and juice |
| Microwave available? |
- |
| TV/VCR/CD available? |
TV, Cassette and CD. there is also a fridge in each room.
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| Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? | Showers in each room.
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| Are you allowed to labor in water after your membranes have ruptured? | No |
| Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? | No |
| Birth Balls provided? | there is one birth ball on the floor. |
| Birthing stools available? | No |
| Does this hospital have a doula program? | No
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| What level of nursery does it have? | - |
| Can newborn assessments be done bedside? | Yes |
| Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? | Sometimes - depends. |
| Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? | Partner can, not sure about doulas.
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POLICIES |
| Eating/drinking in labor? | drinking okay. |
| Fetal monitoring? | continuous |
| IV/heplock: | required to at least have heplock. |
| Walking after rupture of membranes? | No |
| Pushing positions: | - |
STATISTICS |
| Epidural rate | - |
| VBAC rate - | - |
| Cesarean rate - | - |
| How many births a month/year are done here? | - |
| COMMENTS FROM DOULAS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THERE- |
"This is the most medical of the hospitals in Topeka. They have a high rate of intervention and during the birth I was attending, they did not allow the patient to be a part of the decison making process. One would have to be very verbal about her needs/ wants/ wishes when coming to this hospital. I find that many woman who are "mainstream" or medically minded, prefer this hospital. They seet he NICU as a safety net."
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