Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare’s Maternity Services - “The Birthplace” - welcomes more than 2,000 newborns into the world every year. The Birthplace includes:

• Labor and Delivery
• Post-Partum
• Nursery
• Level II Special Care Nursery.

The Birthplace was recently awarded HealthGrades 2009/2010 Maternity Care Specialty Excellence Award. This exclusive award places FSLH within the top ten percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care services for the fifth year in a row. HealthGrades is the leading healthcare ratings organization, providing ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans and hospitals.

Additional information for visitors and patients:

• Visitors are reminded to wash their hands before holding the baby. A new baby’s immune system is not fully developed and they are very susceptible to germs.
• No food is allowed in the labor room.
• A waiting room is available for additional family and friends. For the safety and security of your family we ask that children not be left unattended in the waiting room at any time. To respect the privacy of our other patients, visitors are asked to remain in the waiting room and not in the hallways.
• We ask that when you visit your loved one, please be respectful of our other patients. Please no sitting on clean beds, wheelchairs, or using the bathroom in patient rooms.
• For your convenience there is a public restroom located on the main floor of the hospital, adjacent to the Gift Shop.
• Patient nourishment is provided solely for patients. Visitors are welcome to visit our cafeteria located on the ground floor. If you have food from home, please put the patient’s name and the date on the containers.

Additional information for patients:

• We strongly encourage you to select your baby’s doctor (pediatrician or family practice physician) prior to labor. At the discretion of your physician, pain relief options are available. There is a Nurse Anesthetist on the unit 24 hours-a-day. Due to possible emergencies, anesthesia may not always be immediately available, but we will work to make you as comfortable as possible. Your comfort is important to us and alternative pain management may be used.
• To protect your privacy, our staff does not give patient information over the phone with regard to patient arrival or status in labor and delivery.
• TV and phone service are available for a daily fee. Free wireless internet is available – ask your nurse for the sign-in and password.
• Cell phones are allowed but limited to your patient room and the family lounge. When using the phone or TV, please be respectful to the needs of your roommate. Calls are not accepted through the main switchboard after 9pm; please try to apply the same courtesy with your cell phone.