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>> UNIVERSITY HEALTH, BRAND-NEW
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
IS CLOSE TO OPENING AND IT
REALLY CAN BE A GAME CHANGER
FOR SO MANY FAMILIES IN AND
AROUND OUR AREA. THAT’S WHY
JOINING US IN TODAY’S LEADING
SA SEGMENT IS IRENE SUN DOT.
HEY, IS THE CHIEF NURSING
OFFICER OF THE NEW WOMEN’S?
>> AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT
UNIVERSITY HEALTH. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
>> RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WHAT WAS
THE NEED FOR THIS NEW FACILITY?
>> THAT WE WERE UP ON OUR
CURRENT
SOME TIME AGO. THIS PROJECT HAS
BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR
SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
UNIVERSITY HEALTH HAS AN
EXPANSIVE AMBULATORY MANY
CLINICS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY
SERVICE, CITIZENS OF BEXAR
COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO.
WE SAW WELL SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
AND THE NUMBER OF WOMEN SEEKING
PRENATAL CARE WITH US. IN
ADDITION TO SERVING SAN
ANTONIO, WE ALSO SERVE THE
REGION AS WELL. AND SO WITH THE
PROJECTED GROWTH OF SAN ANTONIO
OVER THE
NEXT DECADE AND ALSO IN OUR
ATTEMPT TO CREATE BETTER SPACES
FOR MOMS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR
BABIES, FOR FAMILIES TO STAY
CONNECTED WITH THEIR CHILDREN
THAT WERE HOSPITALIZED OUR YOU
KNOW, MADE A GREAT DECISION
SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO TO EMBARK
ON THIS PROJECT. AND IT’S IT’S
A BEAUTIFUL OR WE’RE SENDING
TO YOU.
>> SO WHAT KIND OF IMPACT WILL
THIS MAKE FOR OUR COMMUNITY?
AND HOW MUCH DID OUR COMMUNITY
REALLY NEED IT?
>> WE FELT.
THE COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDED A
SPACE HOSPITAL THAT HAD ALL
THE SERVICES NEEDED FROM A
NORMAL DELIVERY TO A COMPLEX
DELIVERY AS WELL. AND
WE HAD ALL THOSE SERVICES WE’RE
CONTINUING TO REFINE AND GIRL.
THOSE SERVICES CURRENTLY.
WE NEEDED TO PUT ALL THOSE
SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF.
THE REASON THAT’S IMPORTANT
IS BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU’RE
HAVING A NORMAL DELIVERY WHERE
THAT PLACE. IF YOU’RE HAVING A
COMPLEX DELIVERY, WE’RE ALSO
THAT FACILITY. WE HAVE ALL THE
EXPERTS IN OUR COMMISSION THAT
HE WAS DUE TO HEALTH.
WE’RE ALSO LEVEL FOR MATERNAL
AND NEONATAL FACILITY. THAT IS
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AND
DESIGNATED BY THE STATE.
AND WE’RE ALSO THE REGION’S
ONLY LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER.
AND SO WE’RE TO THE COMMUNITY
FOR IF YOU’RE HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME, YOUR CHILD IS
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME.
A COMPLEX PREGNANCY, FOR
INSTANCE.
>> YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE BEEN
INJURED. THE TRAUMATIC EVENT.
OUR SERVICES PROVIDE EVERYTHING
THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
THAT’S OUR MISSION. AND WE KNOW
THAT THIS FACILITY I’M HAVING
ALL SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF.
IT’S REALLY GOING TO BE A GAME
CHANGER FOR THE CITIZENS OF
SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY.
>> AND SPEAKING OF THOSE
SERVICES, I MEAN, YOU TALK
ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHAT
REALLY DOES THIS MEAN FOR
CHILDREN? MOTHERS, NEO NATAL
CARE IN OUR AREA, ESPECIALLY
AS IT PERTAINS TO THE NEW
MOTHERS PLACE.
>> MOTHERS PLACES, IT
IS UNIQUE
>> I’VE WORKED IN MANY
HOSPITALS AND I’VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING VERY
SIMILAR IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE
A WOMAN CAN WALK IN.
>> AND ENCOMPASSING IF SHE’S
VISITING THE BUILDING, IF SHE
WANTS TO PUMP HER BREAST MILK.
THERE ARE 2 EXCLUSIVE IN
PRIVATE BREASTFEEDING ROOMS ARE
NURSING MOTHERS, SWEETS.
ALSO MOTHER’S MILK IS MEDICINE
FOR THE TOURNAMENT ARE TRENDING
IN GIANT. BUT IN PARTICULAR
FOR PREMATURE INFANTS, WE NEED
THOSE MOTHERS THAT HAVE A BABY
IN THE NICU TO BE ABLE TO COME
AND STORE THEIR BREAST MILK
AND NEVER FEEL AS IF THEY’RE
RUNNING OUT OF MOTHER’S PLACE
IS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN STORE
ANY AMOUNT OF BREAST MILK WILL
FREEZE IT
FOR THEM. I WILL ALSO LIVE WITH
IT AND THAT’S IT UP WITH THEIR
OWN BABY.
AND THEN THIS IS WHERE WORK.
WE ALSO WORK LOT OF MIRACLES
WITH BREAST MILK IN IN
ADJUSTING THE AMOUNT OF
NUTRITION THAT A PREMATURE BABY
NEEDS
>> TO CONTINUE TO GROW. AND WE
CALL THAT PRECISION MEDICINE.
ARE THE BREAST MILK MORE
NUTRITIOUS FOR THAT PRETERM
INFANT THAT NEEDS TO GO
SUBSTANTIALLY UNABLE TO IT IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME.
>> SO WHAT MAKES THIS HOSPITAL
TRULY STATE OF THE ART?
>> THERE’S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY
EMBEDDED IN THAT. WE ARE ONE OF
THE MOST WIRED HOSPITALS OR
HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED
STATES. THERE’S A LOT OF SAFETY
THAT COMES WITH THAT. AND IN
ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE MANY.
WAYS TO MONITOR PREGNANCIES OR
AN UNBORN CHILD IN OUR WOMEN’S
AREAS.
WE ALSO HAVE A A 24 7, 3, 65
WOMEN’S URGENT WOMAN WITH THAT
LOGIC AND ECCENTRIC ISSUE AND
STOP BY REGARDLESS OF TIME OF
DAY, REGARDLESS OF DAY OF THE
WEEK THAT PROVIDES ACCESS AND
THERE’S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY
BUILT IN THERE SO THAT
EVERYTHING THAT THAT WOMAN
NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE
AREA. SHE CAN. YOU BE ADMITTED
WHERE SHE CAN GO BACK HOME
AND ONE OTHER THING THAT WE
HAVE DONE IS THE UNIT OF
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. IN
ADDITION TO PROVIDING A PART OF
ASK THE RESPIRATORY MONITORING
WOMEN CAN LOG-IN FROM HOME AND
THERE’S A DIGITAL CAMERA.
THEIR BABY’S BEDSIDE THROUGH A
PRIVATE ACCOUNT THAT WE PROVIDE
ACCESS TO. SHE CAN CREATE HER
OWN ACCOUNT. LOG IN AND THE
TIME THAT SHE’S AT WORK OR AT
HOME WHILE SHE’S PUMPING.
>> AND CONNECT WITH HER BABY IN
THAT WAY AS WELL. SHE CAN ALSO
SHARE THAT WITH OTHER FAMILY
MEMBERS. SO
>> FAMILIES CAN STAY CONNECTED
REGARDLESS OF DISTANCE AND ALSO
ARE SINGLE NICU WILL PROVIDE
THE ABILITY FOR FAMILIES TO BE
ABLE TO SPEND THE NIGHT AND
BECOME ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF
THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE TEAM.
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
TO PRETERM INFANTS TO SICK
CHILDREN AND ALSO TO WOMEN.
WOMEN NEED TO UNDERSTAND THERE
COULD BE COMPLICATIONS IN THE
POSTPARTUM PERIOD. IT DOESN’T
ALWAYS HAPPEN INSIDE THE
HOSPITAL. AND WE HAVE TO
PROVIDE A LOT OF EDUCATION TO
GET THEM READY TO IDENTIFY
THOSE ISSUES AND COME IN
QUICKLY HERE. IF THAT’S THE
CASE.
>> I’M IRENE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
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