Fairfield Medical Center
Maternity Services
Agency Information
Fairfield
Medical Center, established in 1916, is a 222-bed
general acute care not-for-profit facility in Lancaster,
Ohio.
CCE Site:
Fairfield
Medical Center
Maternity Department
1143 East Main Street
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone:
(740) 687-8282
Contact Person:
Mary McGee, Manager
Special Notes:
This CCE is
designed to be attended by 2 students to allow you to share
the commute; if you are interested in carpooling, please
contact the CCE
Office
for their names.
As always, please call the contact person if you will be even a few
minutes late.
Office Hours:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructors:
Assigned at time of CCE.
Specific CCE Goals:
Gain an understanding of the dynamics of a
hospital maternity unit.
Understand the assessment procedures for women and infants
in the
process of labor and delivery.
Outline strategies used to assist and support a woman in
labor.
Learn about labor and delivery from a patient’s point of
view.
Discuss, observe and assist in the birthing process.
Objectives/Activities:
By participating in this assignment, medical students will be able to:
Describe
the physician’s and nurse’s roles during
childbirth.
Assist in the assessment and care of a woman and infant
during and after the birth.
Provide support and assistance to the woman in labor.
Assist in the delivery when appropriate.
Interview families following birth to learn more about the
experience from the patient’s point of view.
Equipment Needed for Activity:
None
Dress:
Scrubs
should be worn for this assignment. Fairfield
Medical Center does not allow bare legs or open-toed shoes, visible
tattoos must be covered by band aids, only two earrings may
be worn in each ear and no other piercing should be visible.
Directions:
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Merge onto US-33 W via EXIT 16A on the LEFT toward
COLUMBUS / STATE ST. |
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Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-33-BR / LOGAN LANCASTER
RD SE / CR-33A W / LANCASTER BUSINESS ROUTE. |
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Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-33-BR / LOGAN LANCASTER
RD SE / CR-33A W / LANCASTER BUSINESS ROUTE.
Continue to follow US-33-BR / LANCASTER BUSINESS
ROUTE. Go through one light and look for the sign
for Wilson Lane.
Turn right onto Wilson Lane and then take the next
left onto Sugar Grove Road. Follow Sugar Grove
Road for several miles and up the hill until it
becomes Ewing St. Stay straight on Ewing St
until you come to Fairfield Medical Center on your
left. The maternity unit is on the 2nd floor. |
Responsibilities of the Medical
Student:
· While on agency property, medical students
will conform to all applicable policies and procedures of
the agency.
· Medical students will exercise confidentiality
with regard to all patient and/staff information gained
during the clinical experience.
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