Birth Center

The Birth Center at HaysMed is a comfortable, family-friendly, state-of-the-art facility for labor and delivery, lactation services, postpartum and surgical care for women, and neonatal intensive care for babies.

Location

Hays Medical Center
2200 Canterbury Drive

Park in parking lot C and use entrance C

785-623-5000

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You Belong in Our Warm and Welcoming Birth Center

At HaysMed, we’re proud to say we deliver more babies than any hospital in our region. Moms and dads trust us to deliver their babies because here, healthy families mean everything to us. When it comes to women’s health and OB/GYN care, our mission wouldn’t be complete without our state-of-the-art HaysMed Birth Center.

Our Birth Center includes all the services, technologies and amenities needed for everyone’s comfort, health and well-being, from mom and baby to all family and visitors. In addition to our advanced monitoring and surgical technology, highlights from our Birth Center include:

Six spacious, private labor and delivery rooms
Two operating suites for cesarean sections (C-sections) and a comfortable recovery room
Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) so baby and mom/family are always close and connected
12 private, postpartum patient rooms with individual bathrooms and showers
Personalized lactation support from highly trained experts
Comfortable cots available for your adult support person to stay with you
Secure, always-locked unit for the safety of all moms, babies and families in our care
Virtual baby book profiles

The Birth Center is located on the first floor of the North Tower at HaysMed. Because the unit is locked for added security, all patients and visitors will need to use the black phone near the door to request entry. Please note our Visiting Hours below, which include daily “quiet time” closures for our new moms, babies and families to get some much-needed rest.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Blue Distinction Centers+ for Maternity Care

HaysMed is proud to be recognized by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) for meeting the rigorous Blue Distinction Centers+ quality selection criteria for maternity care set by the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers+ are healthcare facilities and providers recognized for their expertise and efficiency in delivery specialty care.

Visiting Hours

Visiting hours at HaysMed are 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., but for postpartum patients needing rest, we do close visitation in the Birth Center from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For our new mothers, we also encourage taking advantage of the “golden hour” (quiet time) by restricting visitation until after the first hour of the baby’s life.

Our entire staff at the HaysMed Birth Center looks forward to caring for you and your newborn. We are eager to provide support and guidance throughout your experience here. For tours or more information, please call us at 785-623-5000.

Prenatal Classes and Education

We offer a variety of educational classes to help ensure healthy moms and babies throughout your pregnancy, delivery and beyond.

Understanding Birth eClass Online Course: Can’t come to a childbirth class? We’ll bring it to you! Consider the Understanding Birth eClass your go-to guide for answers you can trust on childbirth. This interactive online course covers essential information on labor and more, and highlights ways partners can help throughout the process. You’ll also get a sense of what labor is really like as you watch several birth stories. You’ll even have an opportunity to create your own birth plan! Click here to enroll.

Understanding Breastfeeding eClass Online Course: Making the decision to breastfeed is one of the best things you can do for your baby! As with any new experience, you probably have lots of questions. Consider the Understanding Breastfeeding eClass your go-to guide for answers. This interactive online course covers the essentials, including clear animation and plenty of video examples. It lets you know when to call for help and includes partner tips throughout. You will also have the opportunity to track feedings with an easy-to-use tracker! Click here to enroll.

Prenatal Education: Women will receive https://www.readysetbabyonline.com/ education at their prenatal appointments at The Center for Women’s Health throughout their pregnancy. Women interested in applying for WIC during their pregnancy are encouraged to contact their local Health Department. To contact our local Ellis County Health Department visit https://www.ellisco.net/176/WIC-Program and Kansas WIC at http://www.kansaswic.org/.

For more information, visit our Health Library.

Breastfeeding Education, Services and Support

HaysMed’s Lactation Services Team is made up of international board-certified Lactation Consultants/Registered Nurses (IBCLC/RN). Our team is available to assist with inpatient and outpatient breastfeeding support or concerns from Monday through Friday each week.

Additionally, our Birth Center nurses have each completed a minimum of 20 hours of breastfeeding education. They work closely with mothers, newborns and our Lactation Services Team to support each mom-and-baby’s feeding plan.

Outpatient Lactation Support

After mom and baby leave for home, our outpatient lactation guidance is available for further breastfeeding assistance with phone support and/or in-person feeding consultations, from Monday through Friday each week. Our outpatient consults are by appointment at this time.

For questions or challenges regarding breastfeeding contact Lactation Services at 785-650-2767.

High 5 For Mom and Baby Hospital

HaysMed has been designated a High 5 for Mom and Baby Hospital. The High 5 program is based on five key hospital practices crucial for a successful breastfeeding experience:

Assuring immediate, sustained skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after birth
Giving newborn infants no food or drink other than breast milk, unless medically indicated
Allowing “rooming in” so mothers and infants can remain together 24 hours a day
Not giving pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants
Providing mothers options for breastfeeding support in the community

The High 5 program supports HaysMed through technical assistance and learning opportunities to ensure our staff skills continue to improve, while safeguarding the best outcomes for the moms and babies. Visit the High 5 website to learn more.

Mothers’ Milk Donation and Outreach Center

HaysMed is a Mothers’ Milk Donation and Outreach Center, working in conjunction with Ellis County Breastfeeding Coalition and Mothers’ Milk Bank.

A nonprofit program of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation, Mothers’ Milk Bank (MMB) collects, processes and provides donor human milk to infants across the country. Infants who receive the milk may be premature or have severe illnesses and need human milk to thrive. Human milk is the key to a healthy future, providing newborns and babies with essential immune properties, growth factors, hormones and enzymes that they cannot get from formula. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, infants should be fed human milk exclusively for the first six months of life. If mother’s own milk is unavailable, donated milk from a human milk bank approved by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, of which MMB is a member, is the next best choice.

MMB consistently provides more milk to NICUs than any other nonprofit milk bank in North America and adheres to the strict guidelines of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA). For more information, visit www.milkbankcolorado.org

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

HaysMed is designated as a Baby Friendly Hospital. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program to encourage the broad-scale implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes. BFHI assists hospitals in giving mothers the information, confidence, and skills necessary to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so. In cases where patients have a medical indication or have made an informed decision to use formula, the safe preparation and feeding of formula is provided to mothers. Visit Baby Friendly USA’s website to learn more.

For more information, call 785-623-5000.

Providers

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Joel A. Fort, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Lee J. Hodny, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Timothy P. Hoskins, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Jenna K. Sloan, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Baby, Mother and Family Focused

The Birth Center at HaysMed is committed to providing safe, high-quality care. From the patient experience we deliver to the expertise of our entire team, we’ve always specialized in you.

Birth Center

Location

Request an Appointment

You Belong in Our Warm and Welcoming Birth Center

Visiting Hours

Prenatal Classes and Education

Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Breastfeeding Education, Services and Support

Outpatient Lactation Support

High 5 For Mom and Baby Hospital

Mothers’ Milk Donation and Outreach Center

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

Your Very Own Virtual Baby Book

Safe Haven

Our Location

Providers

Joel A. Fort, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Lee J. Hodny, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Timothy P. Hoskins, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Jenna K. Sloan, MD

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

Baby, Mother and Family Focused

ADDRESS

CONVENIENT CARE

NURSE HOTLINE

COMPANY

Birth Center

Location

Request an Appointment

You Belong in Our Warm and Welcoming Birth Center

Visiting Hours

Prenatal Classes and Education

Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Breastfeeding Education, Services and Support

Outpatient Lactation Support

High 5 For Mom and Baby Hospital

Mothers’ Milk Donation and Outreach Center

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

Your Very Own Virtual Baby Book

Safe Haven

Our Location

Providers

Joel A. Fort, MD

OB GYNRobotic Surgery

Lee J. Hodny, MD

OB GYNRobotic Surgery

Timothy P. Hoskins, MD

OB GYNRobotic Surgery

Jenna K. Sloan, MD

OB GYNRobotic Surgery

Baby, Mother and Family Focused

ADDRESS

CONVENIENT CARE

NURSE HOTLINE

COMPANY

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery

OB GYN
Robotic Surgery