MEDFORD, Ore (03/14/07) -- Providence Medford Medical Center (PMMC) will open the doors of its newly expanded maternity center to expectant mothers on Monday, March 26. With the addition of six new delivery rooms and a surgery suite, Providence BirthPlace now hosts a total of 14 delivery rooms, two surgical suites dedicated to Cesarean births, and a community education room. In addition to the expansion, the original BirthPlace will receive a renovation and upgrades for added patient comfort and aesthetics. The $4.7 million project is financed with $2.7 million from Providence Community Health Foundation and $2 million from Providence Health System. Providence BirthPlace opened in 1995 in response to community need and to provide a continuum of patient care at PMMC. In the past dozen years, and with the addition of the physicians and healthcare providers of PMG/OB-Gyn Health Center, there has been a steady increase in the number of births at Providence – from 447 in 2000 to over 600 ##
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