GENERAL OB/GYN
Hudson Valley raises the bar for care
ewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital recently celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art birthing center, featuring a patient-focused design that enhances care and comfort for expectant moms and newborns. The new birthing center also offered the perfect opportunity to build a comprehensive midwifery program, something that Tracy Bohn Hemmerdinger, MD, Chief of Ob/Gyn at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley, says the community has long desired.
“With the opening of our new labor floor, it’s really a perfect environment for midwifery, with bright, private rooms, soaking tubs, wireless monitors, and lots of space,” Dr. Hemmerdinger said. “I learned the community would love midwifery care, but they wanted a safe setting, where there would be high-level obstetricians as well as anesthesiologists and other specialists they may need. We’re fortunate that as a community hospital within an academic medical center, we can offer the best of both worlds.”
For pregnant patients, the hospital offers a number of advantages. Mothers and their newborns have access to subspecialty physicians across Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where specialty teams, including Ob/Gyns, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, and neonatologists, work collaboratively to provide a supportive journey from prenatal care to childbirth, newborn care and postpartum follow up. The hospital also provides a full range of services patients may need before, during, and after childbirth, including birthing classes and breastfeeding support groups.
“I want the people of Hudson Valley and the surrounding area to feel they can attain safe, respectful, high-level Ob/Gyn care in their community,” Dr. Hemmerdinger said. “We don’t just have a beautiful new labor floor, and we also have comprehensive gynecology including robotic surgery. There’s no need for patients in our area to travel to the city to get high-quality care – we can meet their needs right here at Hudson Valley Hospital.”