Unit: Women’s Services (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum - LDRP)
Beds: 9 LDRP beds, 1 OB ED bed, 4 NICU beds, 1 OR suite
Patient Ratios:
1:1 for active labors, inductions, C-sections
1:3 for couplet care
1:1 for newborns until stable
NICU intermediate care ratio 1:3, with minimum 2 NICU nurses present when NICU patients are in the unit
No unit secretaries or techs available
Equipment includes central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, PCA pumps
Documentation systems: Meditech and CPN
Floating policy: Staff may be required to float anywhere within the facility; some cross-training between LDRP and NICU