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Southside Hospital’s obstetrical unit — temporarily relocated to make room to care for COVID-19 patients — is back to operating as it did prior to the pandemic, Northwell Health reported.
The Bay Shore hospital is one of four Northwell hospitals on Long Island that took measures with their postpartum care in recent weeks to accommodate an influx of coronavirus patients.
Mothers delivering at Southside were temporarily taken to a Northwell ambulatory facility in Bay Shore.
“By making these changes, we were able to free up hundreds of beds to care for critically-ill patients,” explained David Battinelli, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Northwell.
Northwell hospitals have successfully treated and discharged more than 6,630 COVID-19 patients, Battinelli said.
“We are profoundly grateful to our patients for their understanding and concerns for everyone’s safety and wellbeing,” he added.
Mothers who deliver at Southside will remain in the hospital for the duration of their postpartum care, but obstetrical visitation will remain restricted as it has throughout the pandemic — with spouses or significant others allowed to be present for labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum period.
Southside’s postpartum rooms have undergone terminal cleaning and disinfection to eliminate the risk of hospital-acquired infection, Northwell officials said.
“We took these important steps to help save the lives of COVID-19 patients,” said Michael Nimaroff, MD, senior vice president and executive director of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwell. “These facilities outside of the hospitals provided a safe environment for mothers to receive care for all postpartum issues.
“Now that the COVID-19 cases admissions are falling, we are thrilled to regain our full labor and delivery footprint,” he added.
