Virginia Hospital Center and Kaiser Permanente Expand Relationship To Include Obstetric Services

ARLINGTON, Va., June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Virginia Hospital Center announced today an expansion of services offered at Virginia Hospital Center, to include Obstetrics for Kaiser Permanente's members.  Virginia Hospital Center has been one of Kaiser Permanente's core hospital facilities since 2009 providing inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical care to Kaiser Permanente members.  Effective December 1, 2012, Kaiser Permanente members will also be able to utilize Virginia Hospital Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, Nursery, Neonatology and Pediatric services, while receiving seamless, integrated care from Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Obstetricians and Anesthesiologists.

Virginia Hospital Center recently completed a $10 million expansion of its Women & Infant Health Unit. Kaiser Permanente members will now have access to this state-of-the-art Unit which added eight new all-private patient rooms bringing the total number of Women & Infant Health patient rooms to 50; four new Labor & Delivery Suites bringing the total number of Labor & Delivery Suites to 16; four new all-private triage rooms bringing the total number of triage rooms to six; three newly built state-of-the-art operating rooms for Cesarean birth; 16 Level IIIB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) all-private suites; two Nurseries; two new Nurses Stations, and a leading-edge security system.

"Over the last three years, Kaiser Permanente has been impressed with the inpatient and outpatient services provided by Virginia Hospital Center, and are particularly pleased our Obstetricians and Anesthesiologists will be able to work together to deliver Obstetrical care for Kaiser Permanente members there," said Douglas Cappiello, MD, Physician in Chief of Kaiser Permanente Northern Virginia.  "We felt this was a natural and positive progression in our existing relationship, which adds value for Kaiser Permanente members."  

In 2011, Virginia Hospital Center delivered 4,437 babies.  By expanding the relationship with Kaiser Permanente, the Hospital estimates a 14% increase to obstetric services, putting the unit around 80% of capacity.  Since the recently completed renovation of the Women & Infant Health Unit, the Hospital is ready to care for and serve Kaiser Permanente members.

"We are very excited to extend our Obstetrics services to Kaiser Permanente members," said Jim Cole, President & CEO at Virginia Hospital Center.  "We share a common goal to provide the safest and very best care to all patients and look forward to welcoming Kaiser Permanente members to our mother and baby unit." 

In addition to previous awards and recognitions, Virginia Hospital Center was a recent recipient of the HealthGrades^® Outstanding Patient Experience Award™.  This distinctive award places Virginia Hospital Center within the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for exemplary service to patients.

About Virginia Hospital Center:

For over 60 years, Virginia Hospital Center has provided exceptional medical services to the Washington metropolitan area. Virginia Hospital Center is a 342-bed, $150 million state-of-the-art facility offering comprehensive healthcare and multiple Centers of Excellence including Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, the Reinsch Pierce Family Center for Breast Health, Neuroscience, Oncology, Total Joint Replacement (hip and knee), Women & Infant Health and Urology. Growing service lines include Executive Health and the only Lung Cancer Center in northern Virginia. Virginia Hospital Center is a teaching hospital, long-associated with Georgetown University's School of Medicine, and accredited by The Joint Commission and Licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health.  For additional information, please visit www.virginiahospitalcenter.com.

SOURCE Virginia Hospital Center