The Women's Center, featuring family centered care, focuses care on the patient and family as one unit. Patient safety and evidence-based practice is the main focus of the Women’s Services Department here at St. Petersburg General Hospital.

• 32 Post Partum/GYN Beds for complete OB/GYN care; this also includes laboring patients and infants (80-90% of patients are Post Partum; may have some medical overflow)
• 22 Nursery Beds (Level 1 Nursery)
• 6 Labor/Delivery/Recovery Rooms (2 Operating Rooms)
• Recently renovated Women’s Services Department
• Skill Mix: RNs and Lactation Consultants
• Major Equipment Used: IV pumps, IVAC, Dinamaps, Dopplers, Accu-Check, Accu-Dose, Fetal Monitors, Radiant Warmers, Isolets
• Schedules: 12-hour shifts (0645-1915, 1845-0715) plus 6 hours mandatory on-call for all staff per week; Full Time is considered 36 hours per week, including every other weekend; overtime available, but not mandatory; Self-scheduling is available
• Dress code: Professional scrubs (individual provides their own); specific dress code is in place for Women’s Services to maintain infant safety and security
• Designated Charge Nurse per shift
• Complete computerized charting (“Electronic Health Record”) for patient assessment and care documentation; All of Perinatal Nursing Services utilizes GE Centricity (CPN) for their patient care documentation.
• Electronic medication administration record (eMAR) is used for the delivery of all medications provided to patients
• Mother-Baby Couple Care is focused on supportive exclusive breastfeeding.