St. John Medical Center

Information gathered February, 2001 (Thank you Katherine!)

GENERAL

Address: 1923 S. Utica
Tulsa

Website

Main phone #:918-744-2345
L&D phone #: 918-744-2506
Directions from a major freeway/street: BA Expressway to Utica Ave. Turn left at light, follow Utica to 19th Street
Parking information (where do you park? are there any parking fees?): Turn left to 19th, parkade for patients and visitors is past the main building on the right - No Fee
L&D location (floor, how to get there from parking lot): It might be best (due to construction) to drop mom off due to a walk uphill from parking lot. From main lobby, take elevators up to 6th floor. Follow signs to L&D

AMENITIES

What kind of rooms? (L&D, LDRP..) 18 LDR rooms
2 C-section suites on same floor
Cafeteria hours/what is their food like: Cafeteria is open to late evening, coffee house serving a la carte meals open late night/early morning
Refreshments available at L&D: (juice? coffee? snacks?) No. All vending machines located on 2.
Microwave available? Yes
TV/VCR/CD available? TV's in every room.
Showers/Tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? On floor? waterbirth available? Showers available in all LDR rooms. Some rooms may have tubs. No jacuzzis on floor
Laboring in water after rupture of membranes? No
Telemetry units available? waterproof telemetry? Waterproof telemetry
Birth Balls provided? No
Birthing stools available? No
Does this hospital have a doula program? No
What level of nursery does it have? Intensive Care Unit available. Neonatologist in-house 24 hours
Can newborn assessments be done bedside? Yes
Is baby taken to nursery? if so, how soon and for how long? Depending on condition, after 5 minute APGARs - Until mom is transferred to postpartum
Can both partner and doula attend cesareans? Depends on practitioner

POLICIES

Eating/drinking in labor? Depends on practioner
Fetal monitoring? Continous EFM
IV/heplock: Routine
Walking after rupture of membranes? No
Pushing positions: Depends on condition of mom

STATISTICS

Epidural rate 90%
VBAC rate - -
Cesarean rate - -
How many births a month/year are done here? -
COMMENTS FROM DOULAS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THERE- "This hospital at one time discouraged the use of doulas. However, this attitude has changed. Private LDRs, recently converted all semi-private rooms in postpartum to all private rooms."
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