For information about the Women & Newborn Care Center,
call
(870) 508-2300, or email WNCC Director Amy Myers, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, at
amyers@baxterregional.org.
Until recently, women’s healthcare predominantly focused on reproductive
issues while medical research largely ignored other critical healthcare
areas. Now, however, much attention is being placed on specific health
issues affecting women, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.
Women are now taking more responsibility for their own health and health
education. Due to heightened awareness of disease prevention and healthy
lifestyle choices, women are living longer, healthier and more fulfilling
lives. Also, in partnership with their doctors, many women are becoming
active managers of their own healthcare.
Proficient and Compassionate Medical Services
The skilled doctors and staff at Baxter Health can help you develop and
maintain positive healthcare habits that will stay with you for your entire
life. Regardless of your age, the Women & Newborn Care Center can
customize a healthy living plan to suit your needs. Staying healthy means
you will need to be committed and possibly use some help throughout the
process. Healthcare problem awareness will be important information for
you to have. No matter your medical condition, the Women & Newborn
Care Center at Baxter Health offers solutions and smart steps to a healthier
and happier you.
Baxter Health Women & Newborn Care Center
Our Women & Newborn Care Center is designed to meet the unique and
special health needs of women of all ages, ranging from prenatal care
to childbirth to gynecological surgery. The renovated Women & Newborn
Care Center opened in December, 2013, boasting the latest technology focusing
on patient-centered care. The unit features 10 state-of-the-art labor
and delivery rooms, renovated postpartum rooms, 2 new triage exam rooms,
recovery room, physicians’ lounge, nurses’ lounge, remodeled
waiting room as well as a larger, completely renovated nursery, new nurse
call system, and fetal monitoring system.
The Women & Newborn Care Center is now completely secure, with visitors
provided access to enter and exit the unit, providing the most protection
for our smallest patients and their families.
Whether you need routine gynecological services or are preparing for the
birth of a new child, Baxter Health can help. Our women's health specialists
are dedicated to keeping our patients informed and healthy - from prenatal
care to menopause and everything in between. We form a partnership with
you and your family that’s dedicated exclusively to your unique
healthcare needs.
You should visit your gynecologist once a year for different health screenings.
Not every trip to the gynecologist needs to be the same. While it is good
practice to receive a general exam once a year, if you do not have a high
risk of breast or cervical cancer you will only need a pelvic exam and
Pap smear every 3 to 5 years, depending on your age and medical condition.
Talk with your gynecologist about how often you should receive gynecological
exams. Many physicians have different opinions on this issue, so it is
important that you SPEAK UP to let your doctor know what you’re
comfortable with.
