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NO MAT TER WHAT MATERNAL OR FE TAL COMPLICATIONS MAY ARISE DURING PREGNANCY, L ABOR OR DELIVERY, THE KIENZLE FAMILY MATERNIT Y CENTER AT CROUSE HE ALTH HAS THE TECHNOLOGY, INFR ASTRUCTURE AND E XPERTISE TO PROVIDE E XPEDIENT, HIGH¡LE VEL, COMPASSIONATE CARE. F O R R E F E R R I N G P H Y S I C I A N S t h rou g hout t he reg ion , t he compre - hensive maternit y ser vices at Crouse s e r v e a t w o - f o l d p u r p o s e : M a n y physicia ns in Centra l New York rely on Crouse to provide a safe, comfortable a n d c l o s e - t o - h o m e b i r t h e x p e r i - e n c e f o r p a t i e n t s w i t h l o w - r i s k preg na ncies. Providers at 18 a f f iliate hospit a l s i n ups t at e New York a l so consider Crouse — the state-designated Regiona l Perinata l Center — a destina- tion for consultation a nd referra l when complications, such a s preecla mpsia or preterm labor, impede sa fe pregna n- cies a nd deliveries. AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF MATERNIT Y EXPERTISE Crouse's history and unparalleled lead- ership in the care of women and infants dates back 130 years to the founding of Syracuse Women's Hospital and Training School for Nurses, a precursor to today's Crouse Health. The hospital's position at the forefront of regional obstetrical care goes back more than 40 years. In 1975, the New York State Department of Health began regionalizing perinatal care, which includes the care of critically ill mothers and infants, as well as healthy newborns. Within each region, hospitals receive a designation indicating the level of care they can provide. The hospita l with the capabilities to provide the most sophisticated level of care, education and support is designated as the Regiona l Perinatal Center, according to the New York State Department of Health. " B y d e f i n i n g r e g i on a l p e r i n a t a l centers w it h i n hospita ls, t he state's philosophy wa s to put our most criti- ca lly ill moms and babies in one centra l location," says Joa n Dadey, MSN, R N, Director of Women and Infants Services at Crou se. " T he s t at e bel ieved t h i s structure would improve the outcomes for mot her s a nd ba bie s , wh ich h a s indeed been the case." A Regional Leader in Advanced Obstetrical Care BY TIFFANY PARNELL " Our care team is a family, and we want our patients to feel as though they are a part of it. Many referring physicians may fear that their patients are going to get an impersonal care experience, but that's the opposite of what happens here. Even though patients are coming to an institution that delivers more babies than any other hospital in upstate New York, we care for them like they're our wives, sisters or daughters." • STEPHEN BROWN, MD, BOARD-CERTIFIED OB-GYN AT CROUSE HEALTH AND PARTNER AT CNY WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE Crouse Health's Kienzle Family Maternity Center: 0 6 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R F E A T U R E