As the state-wide referral center for high-risk obstetrical care, Women’s
Services include two in-patient units and two out patient clinics located
off campus at the Pulaski County Health Unit and the Freeway Medical Towers.
The E6 Perinatal unit consists of 28 private rooms and a small nursery that
is utilized for performing newborn procedures. Care is provided for normal
to high risk antepartum and post partum mothers and for late preterm to term
infants. Nursing education focuses on the parenting role, fostering optimum
mother-infant interaction and supportive teaching to the patient and family.
Labor & Delivery (E5)
Our new Labor and Delivery unit located in the Harry P. Ward Clinical Tower
consists of 14 LDR rooms, four
observation beds located in the triage area, two operating rooms, and a three bed recovery room. The hospital
provides care for and assists with delivering approximately
200-250 patients/month. The LDR rooms
allow the expectant mother to labor, deliver, and recover in the birthing
suites with family support. Post-delivery, parents are allowed the
opportunity to bond with their newborn. Two state of the art Neonatal
Stabilization rooms are located on the unit and are used to stabilize
acutely ill neonates with specially trained staff from the Intensive Care
Nursery.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) F5/H5
F/H5 is a 64 bed NICU with all private rooms providing care for early high risk
low birth weight infants including acutely ill full term newborns. NICU is a
Level III Nursery and provides 24/7 physician and nursing services. The latest
research developmental and technological care is combined with the expertise of
our health care team. The dedication of our NICU team allows us to provide
Comfort, Hope and Healing to our patients.
In each infant room, parent provisions include linen for a twin bed with drawer
space. An additional parent area provides a shower, washer/dryer, and a kitchen
space. Parent(s) living out of central Arkansas can inquire daily about limited
sleep arrangements.
NICU is part of the Maternal/Infant division which serves Arkansas citizens as
the only state of the art high risk delivery center for family centered care.
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For more information contact: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of Nursing Nurse Recruitment
4301 West Markham, #526
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone: (501) 686-5691
Fax: (501) 686-5698
NurseRecruitment@uams.edu