LARGER AND WELL-EQUIPPED ROOMS ALLOW BIRTHING MOTHERS TO REMAIN IN THE SAME SPACE FOR LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM CARE.


Dr. Albino appreciates West Plains for its calm and


quiet, and Dr. Israel, who grew up in a small town in Indiana, says he appreciates the small-town set- ting. Dr. Kurian concurs, praising the community as friendly and helpful and saying the region is “a great place to raise kids.” Her husband also works for Ozarks Healthcare as a general surgeon, and she feels sup- ported and enabled in maintaining a healthy work/life balance, aided by excellent staff. “We work well as a team,” she shares. “Our entire clinic team is amazing and takes care of patients like their own family.”


30 | OZARKS HEALTHCARE | SPRING 2021 “Care” and “family” are key words for Ozarks


Healthcare, which has seen approximately 600 babies delivered annually. The new Center improves the experiences of birthing mothers. “Comfortable,” Dr. Albino calls it; “spacious,” says Dr. Kurian and “convenient,” reports Dr. Israel, noting its location next to the emergency room, with an easy and accessible entrance. Larger and well-equipped rooms allow birthing mothers to remain in the same space for labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care; lactation suites, along with lactation consultants and counselors,


Above: The Women’s Center  Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum rooms, plus one Labor and Delivery Procedure Room. Photography by Kevin Pieper


WOMEN’S CENTER


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