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Intensive Care Unit
Intensive Care Unit
Available Shifts: 6:30am - 10:30am, 10:30am - 2:30pm, 2:30pm - 6:30pm, 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Location: Lobby Level (2nd Floor) West, Deaconess Hospital
Department Coordinator: Justin Simpson
Coordinator Email: mhssicudc@copehealthscholars.org
About: The ICU is located on the second floor of Deaconess Hospital, providing critical care services to patients in need of advanced medical intervention. This unit offers Health Scholars a unique learning experience, allowing them to observe and engage in the care of critically ill patients. Scholars help care for patients with a variety of medical conditions, including respiratory failure, sepsis, and cardiac emergencies. Scholars witness a wide range of medical procedures, such as intubation, central lines, mechanical ventilation, and hemodynamic monitoring, gaining insights into managing complex medical conditions and using advanced technologies to support patient care.
Health Scholars work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists, to provide comprehensive care to patients. The ratio of nurses to patients is typically 1 RN to 1 or 2 patients, ensuring personalized and attentive care. Scholars also have the opportunity to interact with interns, nursing students, pharmacy students, and other healthcare professionals on the unit, offering valuable learning opportunities in their unique interests.
Mother Baby Unit - NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
Mother Baby Unit - NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
Available Shifts: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm; 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: Lobby Level(2nd Floor) East, Deaconess Hospital
Lobby Level (1st floor), Valley Hospital
Department Coordinator: N/A
Coordinator Email: mhssmotherbaby@copehealthscholars.org
About: Deaconess Hospital Family Birth Center Services includes the following services: Childbirth Services, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and the Mother-Baby Unit. For security reasons, all women’s services are locked units that require admittance with a camera and phone-in request at the door. Wearing your Health Care scholar badge at all times helps staff know you are authorized to be present and help on the floors. More specific information can be found below.
Valley Hospital's Birthing Center is much smaller compared to the one at Deaconess Hospital. The unit consists of about 10 rooms each about three times the size of a typical hospital room. This allows birthing mothers to feel more comfortable and allows extra room for more support staff upwards of 3-4 RNs, 1 CNA, 1-2 OB/GYN, and 1 pediatrician. Larger rooms also help cater towards better care for two patients in the room at a time, mother and baby. This floor is also locked at all times to ensure the protection of the mother and baby making it crucial to have your badge on you.
Deaconess Hospital Family Birth Center
Birthing Suites featuring:
Large, spacious rooms with rocking chairs, birthing balls and peanut-balls available
Jetted jacuzzi tubs or walk-in showers
Flat screen TVs and internet access
Complimentary room service
Comfortable sleeping accommodations for the birthing coach
Specialized C-section delivery suite focused on family-centered deliveries
Nurses who care about meeting your needs and encourage you throughout the entire birth experience
Deaconess BirthWise is a birthing center that supports the natural-childbirth experience desired by many women. It offers a safe, comfortable alternative to the traditional hospital maternity environment, and is the only in-hospital birthing center in Spokane
Childbirth Education:
Childbirth education classes at Deaconess Hospital are taught by our labor and delivery nurses in a relaxing atmosphere where your questions will be answered by the same professionals who will be caring for you when you come to the hospital for delivery.
High-Risk Pregnancy/Perinatology:
Our perinatal specialists offer specialty care for women who are experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, to help ensure their health and the health of their baby.
NICU Developmental Care
The Developmental Care program is designed to provide supportive interventions and parent education to help your baby’s body and brain grow and develop. The Developmental Care team is committed to creating a therapeutic environment that mimics the mother’s womb to support your baby’s healing process. Their office is located in the second floor, but the team works primarily on the third floor in the NICU.
Comprehensive Team includes; Parents, Board-certified neonatologists, Neonatal nurse practitioners, Physical therapists, Occupational therapists, Speech language pathologist, Registered nurses, Registered respiratory therapists.
The developmental specialists support babies and families with individualized care and help educate parents on activities based on their baby’s developmental needs.
The Mother Baby Unit is located on the second floor of Deaconess Hospital in the Women’s Health Center. For each shift, there is one clinical supervisor, one Charge Nurse and 2-5 primary care Registered Nurses that oversee all Mother Baby patients. Because the census on this unit varies, you might be asked to perform your mother-baby responsibilities on the Labor and delivery floor when the units combine for low census.
Additional patient care team members include Health Unit Coordinator (HUC), PCAs, OB Hospitalists, OB Technicians, Anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Labor Nurses, Lactation Consultants, lab technicians, photographers, hearing screeners, among others. These additional team members are present in the unit throughout the day to help manage the care for mom and baby.
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