|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinical Services at Sutter Coast Hospital
|
|
Sutter Coast Hospital is a 59-bed facility with the following nursing departments:
|
Medical/Surgical |
Intensive Care |
Emergency Department |
Obstetrics/Maternity |
Home Health |
Surgery |
Growing Together Maternity and Family Planning Program |
|
Medical/Surgical
|
|
Sutter Coast Hospital's Medical/Surgical Unit has 33 beds, and serves patients in all age groups and a wide range of conditions.
|
|
|
Back to top
|
Intensive Care
|
|
The Intensive Care Unit contains 10 beds, which includes six state-of-the-art intensive care beds and four telemetry/step-down beds, with additional telemetry capacity as needed.
|
|
|
Back to top
|
Emergency Department
|
The Emergency Room at Sutter Coast serves approximately 1300 patients per month. It is a designated Oregon Trauma Center and EDAP certified (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics).
The Rural Health Center is the Urgent Care portion of the Emergency Department, treating those with urgent, but less serious, conditions. The Rural Health Clinic also provides weekly specialty clinics for patients with Medi-Cal coverage.
|
|
|
Back to top
|
Obstetrics/Maternity
|
Our OB Department offers single-room maternity care where baby and mother can stay together.
|
Back to top
|
Home Health
|
|
Home Health services include multiple specialty programs that bring pediatrics, obstetrics, psychiatric nursing and enterostomal therapy into the home. Home Health serves both Del Norte County, California, and Curry County, Oregon.
|
|
|
Back to top
|
Surgery
|
"Sutter Coast Hospital operates 4 operating room suites and a 12 bed Same Day Surgery Unit. Our active Pre-admission Department is available to assist the patient in completing tests and paperwork prior to their scheduled surgery or procedure. The services offered in our surgery area include General Surgery, OB/Gyn, ENT, Ortho, Cataract Surgery, Urology, and some Dental Surgery. Endoscopy services are also available through our surgery department."
|
|
|
Back to top
|
Growing Together Maternity and Family Planning Program
|
Medical Director:
John Tynes, M.D., OB/GYN
Staffed by a certified nurse midwife:
Margo Pfunder, CNM
Clinic hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8am-5pm, and Wednesdays, 9am-6pm.
Medi-Cal coverage is only provided for pregnancy and postpartum care. Medi-Cal and HAP/Family PACT coverage is provided for birth control, yearly Pap smears, breast exams and STD testing and treatment.
HAP/Family Planning Access Care & Treatment for any teens or women who need confidential birth control or STD testing and emergency contraception, even if their parents or spouse have Medi-Cal or insurance that covers them. This is a program limited to family planning services for people at or below 200% of the poverty level alone or by family size. You may sign-up at the time of your appointment.
Services: Pregnancy and postpartum care, confidential birth control methods and counceling, HIV and STD testing for teens and women of childbearing years.
Both Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) work in our clinic, and provide prenatal, postpartum, and newborn care. They monitor your health and your baby's health during your pregnancy. They will discuss your birth plan and medication options with you before delivery.
Our Nurse Midwife consults with the director, Dr. John Tynes, for any problems that may put you or your baby at risk.
The Nurse Midwife on duty during your labor will evaluate your progress, provide medication for pain if desired, and provide emotional support. You will be delivered by the midwife at Sutter Coast Hospital where you will room-in with your newborn. Immediately after your birth, follow-up care begins as she examines your baby and helps you with breastfeeding.
Three-to-five days after the birth of your baby, you will be seen in the clinic. The Midwife will weigh your baby and evaluate the need for referral for further care. At that time, your baby's two-week appointment will be scheduled at one of our community clinics.
At six-to-eight weeks postpartum, the midwife will see you to repeat your Pap smear and perform a breast exam, make sure everything is normal and start you on your preferred birth control method.
Dr. John Tynes, OB/GYN, provides colposcopy and biopsy of the cervix and cryotherapy, accepts referrals for LEEP, sterilization counciling and surgery, assists with difficult deliveries and performs ceserean sections.
Birth Control methods provided include: Condoms, Diaphram, Birth control pills, IUD, Depo-Provera shots, monthly Lunelle shots, sterilization and new types of birth control methods as they become available.
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
|
