Women’s and children’s health care

The challenge:

Mothers and children have unique health care needs that impact whole families. Safely welcoming a baby into the world is one of the most important moments in a family’s life, and children require specialized pediatric facilities and care designed for them that prioritizes emotional and psychological support. Babies, children and mothers in Asante’s largely rural nine-county region deserve exceptional care, close to home.

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The solution:

Asante must grow its capacity and ability to keep families close to home and provide wrap-around care that supports babies, children and families as they navigate difficult medical challenges.

Where we are now:

In February 2024, Asante opened the doors to the new Olsrud Family Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. This state-of-the-art facility offers:

The first Newborn Intensive Care Unit on the west coast to offer licensed Couplet Care, providing private NICU rooms for postpartum mothers and their baby
16 private, single-patient pediatric rooms
Child Life active room and Child Life quiet room where kids can be kids, even in the hospital
The new Binette Family Birth Center with expanded labor and delivery rooms with laboring tubs, stunning views and ample room for family, and an OB emergency department that provides 24/7 specialist care
A new pediatric oncology and infusion clinic with the only pediatric cancer care between Sacramento and Portland
A Pediatric Assessment and Therapy Services clinic
24/7 care by a team pediatric hospitalists and specialized pediatric nurses

What’s next:

The building is just the beginning. The vision going forward is simple: to realize the full potential of this incredible new facility by growing the programs and supporting the people inside.

Sustain Asante’s pediatric oncology care and ensure children in our region can continue to receive the very best cancer care close to home
Grow a robust Child Life program that includes a team of Child Life Specialists who help emotionally and psychologically support children and families through the trauma of being in the hospital.
Provide special programs, activity and art carts, game systems, “poke prizes” and comfort items for kids and families
Invest in pediatric nursing education and training
Directly support families by helping with rent and mortgage payments, grocery and travel expenses and other needs through patient Compassion Funds