New parents can feel comfort in knowing that all the nurses in the Family Birthing Center have received extensive training in fetal monitoring and neonatal resuscitation, for those rare times when further medical intervention is required. More than 400 babies are born each year at Bellevue. A full nursery, four birthing rooms, and advanced technology for monitoring mom and baby all make Bellevue the ideal location for routine births in the area. The Family Birthing Center is served by a number of obstetricians, family practitioners and a nurse midwife. A variety of educational classes are offered.
Parents learn more about the birthing process and new baby care.
Classes include breast feeding, infant cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, vaginal birth after Caesarean, and sibling and refresher classes. The Bellevue Hospital's Foundation Established in 1994, the hospital's Foundation assists in the expansion of community health care services by managing and distributing contributions and special gifts made to the hospital. Individuals have consistently and generously given designated gifts during the hospital's history. Now, the Foundation can assure that the hospital's mission to provide quality care continues to help those in need. Many people give to a foundation in memory of a loved one.