Labour and Delivery

Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone

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Description
Labour and birth care. Pre-Admission for caesarean section is done virtually.

Provides labour and birth care for pregnant women. Management of postpartum patients (0-14 days postpartum) presenting with postpartum health concerns and referred to assessment area by their most responsible care provider.


Key Provider: bereavement counsellors, doctors, indigenous liaison, midwives, nurse practitioners (NPs), pharmacists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, spiritual care workers
Eligibility
Yes, Sturgeon Community Hospital provides labour and delivery to low risk obstetrical patients over 36 weeks gestation. Lois Hole Hospital for Women provides labour and birth care for patients with low and high risk pregnancies. Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital provides labour and delivery to low risk obstetrical patients over 36 weeks gestation.
Application Process
Service Access: Professional Referral Required, Patient needs referral from their physician.
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: No,
Telephone
780-998-2256
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: No -
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Agency Information
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Last Verified On
October 2, 2024
Address
9401 86 Avenue
Fort Saskatchewan, AB, T8L 0C6

This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24/7 emergency department.


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Hours of Operation

Midwives and physicians with privileges at the FSCH will work with their patients to screen for COVID-19 prior to delivery and ensure the patient is directed to the appropriate hospital.

For the duration of the pandemic response, COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 presumptive positive patients will be referred or transferred to the Sturgeon Community Hospital, the Misericordia Community Hospital, the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s Lois Hole Hospital for Women, if delivery is not imminent.