Southern Ohio Medical Center

The nurses of SOMC Maternity treat each delivery as the awe-inspiring event that it is. We use a family-centered approach that gives each new mom the birth experience that she desires.

Our unit is responsible for the total care of mothers and newborns. The scope of of services includes the antepartum period, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care. The unit is licensed for 17 beds and 23 bassinets, and consists of an LDRP and nursery. The staff is comprised of RNs, LPNs, Surgical Scrub Techs, Nursing Assistants, and Unit Clerks.

Our highly trained and experienced staff cares for 1,500 deliveries a year. Our team includes six obstetricians, three nurse-midwives and 70 nurses and technicians. C-sections and tubal ligations are done on the same floor.

Each of our 14 birthing suites has oak furnishings, a warm atmosphere, VCRs and CD players along with modern, state-of-the-art equipment ready for whatever needs may arise. We have electronic fetal monitors and computers at every bed to assure a safe delivery environment.

• Advance Practice Nurses
• Emergency Department
• Heart Care
• Home Health
• Hospice
• ICU
• Inpatient Rehabilitation
• Maternity
• Medical Surgical Care (Three North B)
• Orthopedic Care (Three North A)
• Progressive Care (Monitored Care)
• Surgery
• Surgical Vascular Care (One West)