Marquette General Women's & Children's Center

Community Education Programs

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Social Work Services

The social worker for the Women's & Children's Center helps patients and their families during their stay on the Family Birthing Center, the Pediatric Unit, the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery, and on an outpatient basis in the Specialty Clinics. The social worker is a member of your health care team and can help in many ways, such as patient/family concerns, assisting with financial concerns or lodging, locating community services, communication, and planning for discharge to another facility or home.

Resolve Through Sharing Bereavement Program

This bereavement program is for parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or neonatal death. A monthly newsletter is available to parents as well as counselor services, and community events. For information please call (906)-225-4777 or 1-800-562-9753, ext. 4777.

Car Seat Rental/Purchase Program

Infant and toddler seats are available for short-term rental (one-month or less), for $10. Long-term rental is not available. Infants seats are also available for low-cost purchase on the Family Birthing Center for delivering mothers who may have forgotten their car seat or who may have a financial hardship.

For more information click on the following car seat safety links -

National SAFEKIDS

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Medela Breast Pump Rental Station & Supplies

The Women's & Children's Center is an authorized Medela Breast Pump Rental Station.

Regional Perinatal Outreach Program for the Upper Peninsula

Regional Perinatal Outreach

The MGH Women's & Children's Center Perinatal Outreach Program works with Upper Peninsula's community hospitals to provide perinatal education for physicians and nurses, keeping them abreast of current information regarding high-risk perinatal care. Physician lectures and presentations on a variety of perinatal issues are available for physician and staff groups. Specific staff training on issues such as emergency deliveries, newborn stabilization, and neonatal transports, is also available. CME credit is offered for most of the programs.

For more information, contact Kris Smith, RN, Regional Perinatal Coordinator,
at 1-800-562-9753, Ext. 3247.

Video teleconferencing

Many of the perinatal outreach programs, including physician lectures and staff training, are available via teleconferencing. In addition, parent, physician, and ancillary service consultations in the Specialty Clinics and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can be performed by teleconference. If you would like to utilize this service for a program or consultation (or another specific need), feel free to contact Kris Smith at 1-800-562-9753, Ext. 3247.

Other Educational Programs

Children of all ages can become familiar with the hospital environment through a hospital tour. Dependent upon age and type of tour, children may get to see the Pediatric Unit, Radiology Department, Laundry, Cafeteria, Physical Rehabilitation Department, EMS (Ambulance), Emergency Department, and the Health Information Center.

Tours are provided to daycares, preschools, head start programs, elementary schools, and middle schools. (High school and adult groups are coordinated through the Community Relations Department at 906-225-3430.)

Kids On The Block Puppet Shows

This puppet troupe talks to children (ages 4-12 years) with humor, candor, and sensitivity about topics of disability awareness, social concerns, educational differences, and medical issues. In upbeat, insightfully scripted presentations and a period following in which young members of the audience get to ask questions directly to the characters, the Kids On The Block provide children with an unforgettable educational experience because the "kids" so vividly and effectively model relationships between disabled and non-disabled people.

Topics include: cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, learning disabilities, bicycle and car safety, and hearing impairments. The Kids On The Block puppet performances are great for school classrooms or can also be presented during youth activity programs. Free service.  Contact Candy Weber at 225-3297 to schedule a show.

Presentations

Staff of the Women's & Children's Center provides presentations to parent, business, community, or service groups upon request. A variety of topics are available.

If you would like more information please call:
(800) 562-9753 ext. 3081 or (906) 225-3081