Women’s Services Growing
with Our Region’s Families
Growing
families have shared the joy of their new arrivals with Sacred
Heart staff since the hospital’s earliest days. Sacred Heart
welcomed its first baby, Janice Gundersheimer, into the world
on Sept. 7, 1915. Dr. William Dewberry attended the birth, and
Janice and her mother left the hospital 11 days later with a bill
of only $47.57. Sacred Heart has been caring for women and meeting
their healthcare needs since then, including delivering all eight
of Janice's children.
Today, Sacred
Heart Women’s Hospital, is the only Women’s Hospital
in Northwest Florida. More of our region’s babies are born
at Sacred Heart than any hospital in Northwest Florida. And just
in case, our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is staffed with
highly skilled physicians and nurses who provide lifesaving care
for babies who are sick or premature.
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| In
2002, three sets of quadruplets were born at Sacred Heart
Women's Hospital to the Dorr, Helms, and Dietrich families. |
“While
the birth of a child is the reason so many women come to Sacred
Heart, we’ve designed our facilities with all of women's
health needs in mind,” says Pippa Nicholson-Kuenn, administrative
director of Women’s and Cancer services. “Throughout
our campus, and throughout our region, we’ve combined a
wide variety of medical specialists with convenient, comprehensive
healthcare services delivered in beautiful, patient-friendly environments,”
she adds.
From
the Ann
L. Baroco Center for Women's Health which provides on-site
breast cancer screenings, evaluation and counseling, to our new
Institute for Surgical Weight Loss , Sacred Heart Women's Hospital
provides care for all stages and needs of a woman's life. Our
highly specialized physicians diagnose and treat cancers of special
concern to women, and provide women’s heart and vascular
care with the latest diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation
services available. Comprehensive orthopedic services, including
aggressive care for joint replacement patients, also can be found
at Sacred Heart.
Our
Commitment Continues
As we close out our 90th year, expansion and enhancement of women’s
services continue. Wat ch for the following additions coming in
2006:
- New Ann L. Baroco Center
- 4 new Labor and Delivery Suites and an additional Surgical Suite
- 8 new NICU beds and a new procedure room
- A Women's Diagnostic and Wellness Center and a birthing center
will soon be added to serve women in Destin and Walton County
at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast (breaking ground
spring 2006).
For
more information about any of the services Sacred Heart offers
women, call 850-416-7000 or visit www.sacred-heart.org.
Here for Women at All Stages
of Life
Sacred Heart’s Women’s
Services include those for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis,
breast cancer, and gynecologic cancer. The Ann L. Baroco Center
for Women’s Health is dedicated to early detection of breast
cancer via state-of-the-art mammography services and education.
The Ann Baroco Center will celebrate its 20th anniversary in March
2006 with a new location at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Trinity
Boulevard. Watch for details about our grand opening! If you’re
looking for an OB/GYN, call Sacred Heart at (850) 416-1600. For
more information on Sacred Heart’s women’s services,
visit www.sacred-heart.org.
Great Expectations
Every expectant mother wants the very best
for her baby. Healthy babies are the goal of Sacred Heart’s
Seton Center, a component of our Regional Perinatal Center. The
Seton Center provides compassionate, quality prenatal care to
pregnant women regardless of their ability to pay. During 2004-2005
alone, the Seton Center served 16,000 OB/GYN patients and welcomed
the arrival of 900 babies.
