Published February 27. 2026 04:26AM<\/p>\n
In the newly-renovated David and Jackie Jaindl Family Birth and Newborn Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, part of Jefferson Health, the goal is for patients to feel at home while having their baby in a safe and supportive hospital environment.<\/p>\n
The unit, already ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the nation for maternity care, has had a makeover from top to bottom.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese renovations will be transformative for our patients, their families, for colleagues and for our communities,\u201d said obstetrician Amanda Flicker, MD, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network.<\/p>\n
There are 10 labor rooms, 10 perinatal rooms for expectant mothers who need extra medical care, two operating rooms and seven triage rooms, all equipped with the latest technology.<\/p>\n
A bereavement room has also been created to enhance the already well-established Perinatal Loss Program to provide continued support to our families at life\u2019s more sensitive and difficult moments.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a new birthing suite with a hydrotherapy tub for laboring. Certified nurse-midwives are available around the clock.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone\u2019s needs are different,\u201d said Cathy Jacobs, RN, MSN, Director, Clinical Services. \u201cNo two people are the same. Our goal is to give each patient the expert care they require, along with the compassion and support they need,\u201d Jacobs said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are well aware that our patients and their families are in the middle of a major event in their lives,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cIt is an honor and a privilege for us to be part of each patient\u2019s life story.\u201d<\/p>\n
The renovations also include a redesigned nurse\u2019s station that is more welcoming to patients, as well as upgrades to staff locker rooms, clinician call rooms, resident learning center and a new wellness room for staff. \u201cWe too experience many of life\u2019s demands,\u201d Jacobs said, \u201cand the better we can take care of ourselves, the better we can care for and support our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n
The phased renovations began in September 2024 at the Salisbury Township, Lehigh County-based facility. There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly-dedicated David and Jackie Jaindl Family Birth and Newborn Center in September 2025, made possible by the family\u2019s generosity.<\/p>\n
A few months later, staff members were completing the finishing touches by choosing art for the walls and creating bulletin boards that show not only the family-oriented team in the labor and delivery and perinatal areas, but also their exemplary safety and quality records.<\/p>\n
In a way, Jacobs said, the welcoming and friendly feel of the new renovation means that the facility now matches the caring and compassionate approach that the staff has always had.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made it feel like home here,\u201d Jacobs said, while enhancing even further the safe and supportive hospital environment for families experiencing the many different elements of labor and delivery and perinatal care.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur entire staff is focused on giving families the most warm and welcoming atmosphere that we can,\u201d said Jacobs. \u201cWe\u2019re very compassionate, and we\u2019re very strong advocates for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n
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