The staff of the departmental laboratories conducts basic research as well as provides clinical services that include radioimmunoassays for sex steroid hormones and diagnostic procedures for couples with immune problems of the reproductive system. Clinics are held five days a week with more than 41,000 outpatient visits per year, including 4,100 visits to the cancer clinic. Full-time faculty members attend each clinic. An outpatient operating and recovery room permits convenient performance of minor surgical procedures as well as antepartum fetal testing. Inpatient training In the fall of 1994, the entire fifth floor of Medical University Hospital was dedicated to women's and infant's services.
All patients are in private rooms with private baths.
In addition, there are 10 gynecological beds at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Approximately 2,400 babies are delivered at Medical University Hospital. Residents are charged with the care of about 90 percent of obstetrical patients. Intrapartum monitoring includes electronic, biochemical and ultrasonic techniques. The intensive care nursery is a fully staffed tertiary teaching facility with a faculty that actively interacts with members of the department.