Winter Haven Hospital launches around-the-clock physician care for expectant mothers
This new program enhances patient safety and care with OB/GYN physicians on site 24/7/365. The program also enhances the hospital’s relationship with the Polk County Health Department and care for Medicaid recipients.
While many obstetricians divide their time between office and hospital, the Regency Medical Center (the women’s division of Winter Haven Hospital) has introduced an Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) hospitalist program, a service that allows hospital-based doctors to focus on providing care to patients in the labor and delivery unit. To support this initiative, Winter Haven Hospital has contracted with the OB Hospitalist Group, a national physician group that specializes in caring for pregnant women.
OB/GYN hospitalists are board-certified or board-eligible physicians who specialize solely in caring for patients who are hospitalized, rather than in a clinical office setting. This new program creates a dedicated role for obstetricians on site – 24 hours a day, seven days a week – for pregnant patients who do not have a private physician or patients with pregnancy-related emergencies.
Through this program, a number of services will be enhanced, such as:
- Accepting transfers from outlying areas for medically appropriate patients who require obstetrical care.
- Providing triage evaluation for obstetric patients presenting to Regency Medical Center and communicating clinical information to the patient’s physician.
- Providing surgical assistance to private physicians performing cesarean section deliveries.
- Assisting in the stabilization of OB/GYN patients in emergency situations until the patient’s attending physician arrives.
