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Our Family Birth Center has airborne infection isolation rooms for every stage of labor. These rooms allow us to safely deliver and care for a child in the event that a mother has a contagious illness, such as COVID-19, that requires isolation. Two negative pressure delivery rooms are available for laboring women. If we need the room after birth, we move mother and baby to one of our two airborne infection isolation rooms.
Should the baby test positive for COVID-19, mother and baby will be relocated to our airborne infection isolation room in the NICU. Our staff follows special CDC protocols when entering, occupying, and exiting all areas designated for the care and treatment of women and babies who test positive for COVID-19. If the need arises, our regular LDRP rooms can also be converted to negative pressure rooms.
“It’s so wonderful that in this state-of-the-art hospital we can now offer birthing services, because all of our other services are so world-class.”
– Greg Renker, Eisenhower Board Member and Donor
While we believe our 14 LDRP rooms will provide plenty of coverage for labor and delivery in the Coachella Valley, a sudden baby boomlet is always possible. If a woman has had her baby and a laboring woman needs the room, we can move the new mom and her little one to a comfortable postpartum room.
“The advantage of this new birthing center is they’ll have a gynecologist, prenatal and postnatal care on campus…it will be a great benefit to the mother.”
– Stacey Renker, Eisenhower Health Donor
Unexpected events such as spotting or premature contractions are frightening and need rapid medical evaluation. Rather than ask women who are 20 weeks along or more to wait in our Emergency Department, we quickly check them in and send them straight to our Family Birth Center. There, they can get the expert care they need as quickly as possible. We have OB hospitalists and anesthesiologists on site, 24/7. If a woman needs to stay overnight, we have well-appointed, spacious private rooms, each with their own bathroom.
Paul Mikel, MD
Site Director, OB Hospitalist Group
“Eisenhower is a great community medical center. And having an obstetrics unit there will only enhance the benefits the hospital can provide to patients.”
– Marie Pinizzotto, MD, Retired OB Gyn and Eisenhower Health Board Member and Donor
While mothers labor in complete privacy in our LDRP rooms, they remain under the watchful eyes of our nursing teams. Nurses are centrally located, with easy access to patient rooms around the perimeter and a good line of sight down hallways. What’s more, thanks to Phillips TrueVue cordless ultrasound fetal monitoring, boosted by PeriWatch Vigilance, our teams can catch potential labor complications as they happen, right from their stations.
Our NICU is equipped with best-in-class isolettes, ventilators, intravenous pumps, and pulse oximeters. Infants are cared for in high-tech radiant warmer which deliver uniform heat over the entire mattress to keep baby cozy. Specialty lighting mimics day and night to help newborns adjust their sleep patterns. Infants are monitored with our password-protected Nicview monitoring system, to allow family to remotely admire the new baby from anywhere, any time. The NICU has 24/7 coverage by occupational therapists, lactation and respiratory specialists, hospitalists, neonatologists, and pediatricians.
Jaime Tannenbaum, MD
Medical Director, NICU Eisenhower Family Birth Center
Julie Reaume, NNP-BC
Manager, NICU Neonatology Nurse Practitioner
“To give birth is a beginning and we love beginnings.”
– Carol Saeman, Eisenhower Health Donor
We have 14 brand new, all-private labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum to enable mothers to labor, bond with their baby, and recover in one place. Each large, well-appointed room has a private bathroom and a window to let in natural light. We are the only facility in the valley to offer the highly adjustable Linet Labor Bed that allows mothers to labor in whichever position they find most comfortable. Rooms also have a special cuddle bed women can share with their partners.
Laboring women are free to walk around unencumbered thanks to the most advanced wireless fetal monitoring, boosted by PeriWatch Vigilance, which continuously monitors maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate, contractions and labor progression. A baby warmer with quiet, self-closing doors is at the ready if baby needs special attention right after birth. Rooms are equipped with cribs so mothers can keep their newborn in the room with them.
Krystal Smith, BSN
Manager, Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP)
Veronica Williams, MBA, MSN, PHN, RN
Director, Maternal Services, Maternal/Pediatric Nursing
“Totally state-of-the-art, brand new, contemporary, all the new technology and the five-star luxury that you’re used to at Eisenhower.”
– Greg Renker, Eisenhower Board Member and Donor
Our goal is to perform cesareans, whether planned or unplanned, only when medically necessary. Our operating suite includes two fully equipped rooms, and we have a surgical team onsite 24/7 to perform emergency C-sections and other pregnancy-related gynecological procedures.
Amir Ibrahim, MD
Director of Anesthesia
“It’s all about having good care for the mother… Eisenhower, over the years, has built a tremendous reputation in providing just that.”
– John Saeman, Eisenhower Health Donor
Featuring: Veronica Williams, BSN | Jaime Tannenbaum, MD
Dr. Tannenbaum and Veronica Williams discuss in a 2 panel interview on giving birth being a personal experience.
Veronica Williams, MSN, MBA came to Eisenhower Health recently as the Director of Maternity Services and is tasked with developing and creating Eisenhower’s new Family Birth Center which is schedule to open in early 2021. Veronica’s nursing career has centered around labor and delivery experience and has managed several labor and delivery centers. She is bringing the best resources and most advanced technologies to the creation of Eisenhower’s new Birth Center.
Dr. Jaime Tannenbaum, is a neonatologist with over 32 years of experience in the medical field and is joining Eisenhower Health in January 2021 as the director of the NICU in Eisenhower’s new Family BirthPlace. Most recently, Dr. Tannenbaum has been practicing at the renown UC San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA.
Introduction: You’re listening to another episode of Living Well with Eisenhower, healthcare as it should be.
Caitlin Whyte: Giving birth is a personal and unique experience for every woman and we want to make your labor the best it can be. So we’re discussing this today with Dr. Jaime Tannenbaum, the Director of the NICU at Eisenhower’s New Family Birthplace and Veronica Williams, the Director of Maternity Services. I’m your host, Caitlin Whyte. Dr. Tannenbaum, tell us a little bit about your background.
Dr. Tannenbaum: Thanks for having me. I am what’s known as a neonatologist, and that’s a doctor that specializes in the care of sick or premature newborns. And I’m originally from New York. I did my medical training in Philadelphia, and then I completed my residency and fellowship back in the Bay area where I’ve practiced for the last 25 years.
Host: And Veronica tell us about yourself as well.
Veronica Williams: So, I have been a nurse for approximately 27 years. During that time I have practiced both in California and Alaska. I lived in Alaska for the first, I’d say about 10 to 12 years of my career. During that time, I was able to do some flight nursing for maternal transports. Then I did some traveling as a labor and delivery nurse here in California. And now I’m here at Eisenhower as a director.
Host: Dr. Tannenbaum, Eisenhower Health has spent years planning for the launch of this program and finding the best experts to help plan and develop it. You are one of the key leaders of the program. Are there other experts involved who have been attracted to the opportunity to create the best program possible?
Dr. Tannenbaum: Yeah, there are. And first I’ll speak to the infant service side so we have [inaudible 01:57] which is my specialty in different areas pediatric hospitalist, and the hospitalist will be providing 24/7 in-house coverage for labor and delivery, all babies services, the neonatal intensive care unit, and the emergency department as needed. That’s basically means anytime of the day or evening, you’ll have specialized newborn care readily available in the hospital, which is very important, especially if an unforeseen complication occurs or the birth of extremely premature infant occurs as the medical community there and ready.
Host: Veronica, how does this translate into a different or better experience for women giving birth?
Veronica Williams: As far as the experience, of course we have focused on family centered care. So we include the entire family of course, with COVID, it is a little different at this time. Normally we would have, you know, siblings and in-laws and aunts and uncles all present if you know, that was something the couple wanted, but at this point it’s usually the spouse or support person and maybe doula if they have one. But we definitely do focus on the entire family as a whole.
Host: And doctor, how have the facilities been influenced by this team of experts and your involvement?
Dr. Tannenbaum: Well, it’s for me anyway, it’s like a dream come true. I was given the opportunity to basically build the NICU or neonatal intensive care unit of my dreams. So in addition to a highly skilled staff, we have a brand new state-of-the-art facility and everything we need is literally at our fingertips.
Host: And so, Veronica Eisenhower health has assembled a team of experts in each of the important service areas and every step and stage of a woman’s pregnancy journey, some from other places and some from Eisenhower, but all of them are veterans in their area of specialization. So there isn’t retraining needed. Right?
Veronica Williams: Correct. So, for the most part, we have tried to find very seasoned practitioners from of course, Dr. Tannenbaum to our laborists. And we have Perinatology, which is our high-risk maternal health physician, which comes from UCSD. And we have a group of pediatricians, which, like I said, have many years of experience as well, to the nursing staff, which we’ll also be onboarding with plenty of experience.
Host: Now doctor, it sounds like Eisenhower has considered all of the needs of a woman and her baby from pregnancy through to bringing her baby home. Tell us why that is so important?
Dr. Tannenbaum: Well, that’s correct. And I think all aspects of a family’s birth journey have been not only addressed, but also maximized for a truly family centered experience.
Host: Now Veronica, some of these will impact a woman’s birthing experience and others will ensure that the team can do their best work and deliver the highest quality of care. Right?
Veronica Williams: That is correct. So, Eisenhower Health is committed to providing the highest level of personalized care with the state of the art facility we have pretty much looked at every detail that we possibly can to ensure that the highest level of quality is provided.
Host: Dr. Tannenbaum wrapping up here. Is there anything else you’d like to add to this conversation?
Dr. Tannenbaum: I’d like to add is just something that you asked for initially in terms of the project and its excitement. I would say the project really exciting to me because not only will the program provide comprehensive maternal infant services to the community, but also so at Eisenhower health, which is a center of excellence in so many areas.
Host: And Veronica, anything else you’d like to add?
Veronica Williams: Yeah, like Dr. Tannenbaum, I share her just enthusiasm and excitement to put this new unit together. The whole community seems to be excited about having different options for labor and delivery. And the entire facility is just thrilled that we have a new area opening up.
Host: Well, thank you both so much, ladies. I’m so glad we had this conversation today. Find more information on giving birth with Eisenhower at eisenhowerhealth.org/babies. And thanks for listening to Living Well with Eisenhower Health. I’m Caitlin Whyte, stay well.
