Women's and Children's Services

Women's Services
The obstetrics department provides labor and delivery services, C-sections, a regular and Special Care nursery, and postpartum care for families in a 70-80 mile radius of Norfolk. Faith Regional's obstetrics department delivers about 1,000 babies a year.

New parents can enjoy the birthing experience in a relaxed, homelike environment. Each of the four Labor-Delivery-Recovery (LDR) rooms are decorated in soft pastels with oak accents. The rooms are private, with a television, stereo and full bathroom. Usually husbands or significant others stay with expectant mothers during labor. Our LDR rooms are designed with comfortable recliners just for this purpose. Our high-tech LDR rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology. At the bedside, you’ll find equipment to monitor the heart rate of your baby during labor and a warming bed for newborns. Whether or not to have anesthesia is a matter between you and your physician. Your wishes will be respected and the decision is a flexible one. All types of anesthesia are available upon your doctor’s request and anesthesia providers are available round-the-clock to respond to your needs. In the event you would require a Cesarean Section, there is a surgical suite located within the department for your convenience.

Special Care Nursery
Faith Regional Health Services is the only hospital in Northeast Nebraska that can offer you and your family the security of an experienced Special Care Nursery. In the event that your newborn requires specialized care, as in the case of a premature birth or other problems, be assured that our Special Care Nursery can provide critically ill newborns with expert medical care including IV therapy, oxygen therapy, tubal feedings, assisted breathing through the use of ventilators, and cardiac and respiratory monitoring. All newborns in the Special Care Nursery receive one-to-one care day and night. Special monitoring equipment is located at the nurses station for continual observation. It is comforting to know that in the event your newborn requires some or all of these specialized services, you will be able to remain close to your baby.

Safety and Security
The OB staff will place a “HUGS” tag on your baby’s leg and a “KISSES” tag on your wrist. The Infant Protection System protects the baby from infant abduction and is an additional check to ensure the correct baby is brought to the correct mother. If your baby is taken outside of the OB department, an alarm will sound alerting staff. Also, DO NOT remove the tag as an alarm will sound.

After Delivery
Immediately after delivery, your baby stays with you for quiet, unhurried time together. It’s an opportunity for you to get to know the new life you’ve created. This is also the time to initiate bonding to respond to the loving attachment already forming between you and your infant. Your baby will need to go to the nursery for admitting. This allows new mothers some time to eat, shower and rest while dad goes with baby to observe nurses while they take the necessary measurements. For the remainder of your stay, you will be in one of the postpartum rooms. There are 8 semiprivate and 5 private rooms. Here, the goal is relaxation, convenience and education on caring for yourself and your newborn. Your baby stays in your room as much of the time as you like. This “rooming in” policy allows you to return baby to the nursery when you desire. Every day there is “Nap Time” observed from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to allow for sufficient rest time for moms and babies.

Support Classes
Our obstetrics nurses also provide a number of support classes in the following areas:

Birthing
Prenatal
Breast Feeding
Big Kids and Babies

The department includes an in-house certified lactation consultant to help new mothers with breast-feeding. For more information, please call: (402)644-7520.

Children's Services
The pediatrics department provides care for children from newborn to age 16. Depending upon patient needs, the unit is designed to accommodate a full range of cares such as: close monitoring, general pediatrics, pediatric surgeries, infections and children with special needs.

The seven-bed pediatrics unit offers private rooms with a unique semicircular setup of the nurse's station to allow constant visual monitoring of patients through floor to ceiling glass windows. Each room has the capability to use cardiac apnea (vital signs) monitors with a visual readout at the nurses' station for those children with medical conditions requiring closer monitoring.

Every room in the pediatrics unit has access to a video channel. We have a Game Boy, Nintendo and a portable CD player for patient use. Families are welcome at all times, and the staff encourages parents to stay with their child whenever possible to lessen his or her anxiety.

No facility is complete without caring, qualified personnel. The nurse-to-patient ratio is very favorable, with one nurse for every three or four children. All nurses in the unit are PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certified.

Community Involvement
The pediatric staff takes an active role in improving the quality of life and health of children by becoming involved in the community.

They work collaboratively with Northeast Community College, teaching the PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) course to health care professionals, and work at immunization clinics and participate with area agencies in such events as the Children's Health Festival every April.