Women's Hospital
St. Vincent Women's Hospital is the largest free-standing hospital in central Indiana devoted exclusively to health care for women of all ages. At St. Vincent Women’s Hospital, women, and their families experience patient-centered care within a healing environment that is focused on caring for the entire patient—body, mind, and spirit. St. Vincent Women's Hospital is part of the St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital Campus which includes St. Vincent 86th street (a Level I Trauma Center), Peyton Manning Children's Hospital, St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital (a long-term ICU hospital) and the St. Vincent Stress Center. Via these affiliates, we have access to both exceptional adult and pediatric specialties along with gynecologic subspecialties. We offer comprehensive obstetric and nursery care for mother and baby, including services for high risk (complicated) pregnancies and at-risk (sick) newborns. St. Vincent is the number one consumer preferred hospital for obstetrics and delivers more babies than any other hospital in the state of Indiana.
Services
Peyton Manning Children's Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- The largest NICU networks in the state of Indiana, with locations at St. Vincent Carmel, and St. Vincent Women's Indianapolis. Last year there were 180 NICU transports provided by either ground ambulance or St. Vincent StatFlight. Both transports are equipped with electronic fetal monitors and are led by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a neonatologist, highly-skilled transport nurses and a respiratory therapist.
- Neonatologist staff on-site 24/7, with 25 neonatologists working closely with our team of 8 neonatal nurse practitioners and 11 nursery hospitalists who work closely with our skilled newborn ICU nurses.
- Comprehensive neonatal services including a cardiothoracic surgeon, ECMO capability, State-of-the-art neonatal surgery suite at St. Vincent Women's Hospital and a full complement of pediatric sub-specialties.
- The only Level 3/4 NICU and Perinatal Center in one facility in the state of Indiana.
- Family-centered model of patient care in units specially designed to support the growth and development of newborns
High Risk OB Unit - a 26-bed unit
The high risk unit provides a holistic approach to antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartum care for patients experiencing medical complications related to pregnancy, and is staffed with a medical team that includes:
- Five board certified and perinatologists
- St. Vincent's StatFlight and StatGround medical transport services provide critical care transport service for maternity and at-risk newborn patients.
- Ten certified ultrasonographers (RDMS/AIUM)
- General Obstetricians
- Labor and delivery nurses
- Ancillary support services
- Last year there were over 357 maternal transfers for high-risk patients by either ground ambulance or St. Vincent StatFlight.
St. Vincent Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Maternal Fetal Medicine and Genetics Center
- Two full-service perinatal centers within our hospital
- Five board-certified and maternal fetal medicine physicians
- Our specialists are now regularly performing minimally invasive trans-abdominal cerclages with the daVinci® surgical robot.
Offers the following:
- Perinatal diagnostic testing
- Genetic counseling
- Targeted ultrasounds
- High-Risk pregnancy management
- Board certified medical geneticist available, three genetic counselors
- Cancer risk assessment program
Labor and Delivery Rooms - 16 LDR's
Because a comfortable environment -- as well as the most advanced technology -- are important to the birthing process, our 16 labor/delivery/recovery rooms (LDR’s) provide relaxing surroundings and innovative care.
Family Care Unit - 48 Private Postpartum
St. Vincent Maternal & Neonatal Transport - 2 units
- State-of-the-art Neonatal/Pediatric Transport
- Available 24 hours a day
- A neonatologist, registered nurse and respiratory therapist go on every neonatal transport
- A high-risk nurse is present on every maternal transport and monitors the fetus for the duration of the transport
Integrative Therapy
St. Vincent Women’s made a commitment to providing holistic patient focused and patient driven care following the guidelines provided by Planetree. St. Vincent Foundation grants provided the funding for several initiatives. These include the Aromatherapy essential oils, books and supplies; tubs for mothers choosing to labor in the comfort of water; self directed biofeedback programs: guided imagery programs for Skylight TV; birthing balls for each Labor room and computers for family use in 2nd and 3rd floor family lounges. Patients have expressed their appreciation of the positive impact using Integrative Therapy has had on the care they received at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital.
Monogram Maternity at St. Vincent Women's Hospital is a unique, personalized approach to childbirth and was developed with the patient's needs in mind. When the patient creates a Monogram Maternity account, they will begin to receive weekly e-mail updates and health information personalized to their week of pregnancy. We also offer a variety of pregnancy-related information, and a listing of our childbirth education classes on our Web site. Throughout the patient's pregnancy, a Nurse Navigator is available to answer their questions, and address their concerns by phone or e-mail. Patients may call or e-mail to schedule an appointment with a Nurse Navigator around their 36th week of pregnancy to discuss their labor support options, create a birth care plan, learn about our Integrative Therapy offerings, sample our aromatherapy oils, and much more.
Additional Services
Additional services offered include Lactation Services (we are a Baby-Friendly facility) and 24/7 Interpretive Services.