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Upgrading women ’ s services The hospital’s labor and delivery unit will be upgraded to look more modern.
Labor and delivery rooms will include:
Large-screen televisions
New wallpaper
Couches will be pull out beds
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which helps prevent long-term injury. It is the only Denton County hospital that offers it, and it allows babies to remain close to their fami- lies, Cates said. “When this particular kind of issue would come up with a delivery, we would have to transfer that baby out,” she said. “Just like with stroke patients … we want to protect that brain and get them started on their cooling process as soon as possible.” Denton County resident Nikki John- son spent a week in the hospital last
mother/baby unit after she delivered. Once the upcoming project is com- pleted, labor and delivery patients will receive the same enhanced care. “If you have to spend eight days in the hospital, you want to be comfort- able,” she said. “Nobody ever thinks that the hospital stay is comfortable but they made me as comfortable as I possibly could be.” Aponte said she is most excited about the sound absorbing abilities that will come with the new flooring. “Research has found that infants
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year after developing amniotic uid embo- lism, a life-threatening birth complication. Her daughter was born shortly before the hospital began oer- ing total body cooling therapy, therefore she had to be transferred to Medical City Plano while Johnson was treated in Lewisville.
who spend a sig- ni cant amount of time in the NICU are at risk of potential hearing loss with a noise level greater than 55 decibels,” she said. “We also have infants that require minimal stimulation, and
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these infants do not tolerate noise well, so having the addition of the sound absorbing ooring is huge.” The success of women’s services ultimately feeds into the hospital’s other service lines, Walker said. “We’ve always seen the research that shows women make the decision for where their family goes to receive health care,” he said. “As we grow our women’s program, other service lines grow with it.”
“I didn’t get to meet her until she was eight days old,” she said. “Being a new rst-time mom … that’s really, really tough when everybody else gets to meet your child before you do. The fact that now they oer that for moms like me who deliver there but their baby needs more care and they can’t leave yet is huge.” Johnson said she chose Medical City Lewisville because of its reputa- tion. A hospital’s quality of sta, ser- vice capabilities and comfort are all important things for mothers to have during a hospital stay, she said. John- son stayed in the recently renovated
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“They gave my husband and I VIP treatment, and I’m extremely thankful! Dr. Huynh needs to be cloned; she took her time with my situation and I never felt rushed or unattended!” - Patient Testimonial
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