THE FOLLOWING IS AN OSF RELEASE
(August 29, 2023 | DANVILLE, Illinois) – OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, Illinois, is making final preparations to serve expectant mothers at its Family Birthing Center. OSF Mission Partners (employees), community leaders and others will gather for a blessing and rededication of the birthing center at 11 a.m. on August 30.
“Our team is eager to resume a needed resource in the Vermilion County area,” said Ned Hill, president, OSF Sacred Heart. “We are committed to providing exceptional care and are so appreciative of the community’s patience as we worked hard to get the birthing center up and running again.”
Labor and delivery services at OSF Sacred Heart will resume in September. OSF is partnering with Carle and South Carolina-based Ob Hospitalist Group to bring dedicated obstetrics providers to OSF Sacred Heart, in addition to OSF Mission Partners staffing the unit. Patients will also notice cosmetic upgrades in the birthing center.
“It’s fulfilling to see all the pieces fall into place,” said Hill. “We are excited to reestablish our partnership with Carle to bring obstetrical services back to this wonderful community. Health care can be complicated. So, when health systems collaborate, it means a better experience for the entire community.”
While the birthing unit at OSF Sacred Heart will reopen in September, outpatient prenatal care, post-partum care, general women’s health and pediatric services have continued at OSF Sacred Heart and OSF Medical Group in Danville. In addition, more digital tools will now be used in Danville to supplement in-person care. OSF will offer a hybrid model of in-person visits and digital tools for women who prefer to take advantage of some virtual offerings, whether to help busy patients with scheduling conflicts or transportation concerns. For example, OSF could offer a virtual visit for every other visit throughout a healthy pregnancy. OSF lactation experts also offer virtual lactation assistance to any woman, regardless of geographic location.
For more information on the birthing center at OSF Sacred Heart, please call 217-443-5000.
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OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. OSF HealthCare employs nearly 23,000 Mission Partners in 157 locations, including 15 hospitals – 10 acute care, five critical access – with 2,084 licensed acute care beds, 45 urgent care locations and two colleges of nursing throughout Illinois and Michigan. The OSF HealthCare physician network employs more than 1,900 primary care, specialty and advanced practice providers. OSF HealthCare, through OSF Home Care Services, operates an extensive network of home health and hospice services. It also owns Pointcore, Inc., composed of health care-related businesses; OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization; and OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups. The Ministry OSF HealthCare Services office in Peoria provides corporate management services, as well as direction, consultation and assistance to the administration of the health care facilities. More at osfhealthcare.org.