Need in Information on Virtua Hospital for Delivery

I delivered both of my children (2 and 4 now) at Virtua West Jersey in Voorhees. My first was born early and the NICU was incredible there. I had major complications after my second one and the hospital and doctors (Garden State-same as you) saved my life. I would highly recommend Virtua. The service and care were tops. Good luck!

I know you've had plenty of responses by now, but I thought I'd give you one more. My first child was born at Underwood which is very close for me. After an unpleasant OB visit and pregnancy loss, I switched to Garden State OB/GYN. I had my 2nd and 3rd with them, both at Virtua in Voorhees. My 2nd was 8 1/2 years ago, my 3rd was in April '08. I thought the hospital was great both times. They do have more than one maternity floor. Well, at least they did last year. My sister-in-law went into labor the day my son was born. That's when I found out they had the other floor. For safety reasons, they put her on the other floor because our last names were the same. On my floor, the mom and the baby share a nurse. On the other floor, the mom and baby each have their own nurses. That's how it was with my 2nd child. They are pro-family I think. They were great with my other kids too. One of the delivery nurses brought my 8 year old warmed blankets to snuggle up with. They also brought enough snacks to share with my kids after delivery too.
If you don't have an epidural, you can carry your baby in the wheelchair right into the nursery. You get to see them do the measurements and other things.
I agree that they will let you sleep if you want to. I was nursing, and they did well only coming in when it was time to be fed in the middle of the night. It's all about what you want and need. Just make sure you let each nurse know what you like. I was even able to go visit my sister-in-law the next day. I couldn't take the baby though because it was on another floor.
At Garden State OB, you'll find there will be drs who are your favorite and those who you don't really care for. Every place is like that, especially with so many drs. I didn't really care for the dr. who delivered my 3rd son before I delivered. Now that's different. I went so quick, she didn't even leave the room after I was checked. I was in alot of pain and was probably very annoying to hear. My baby was in distress and she did not sugar coat things. When I whined that I couldn't do it, she let me know that I needed to get him out to save him. That motivated me and he was out quick...only 28 minutes after arriving at the hospital. There were some issues with him after the delivery and the NICU staff was there quick and explained everything well. He was fine and able to stay with me. The dr even made a comment to my husband on my behalf as I was complaining while being stitched up. That was very satisfying!
Overall a great experience both times! If I ever have another one, I will definately go there again.
Sorry for the lengthy response!!

Voorhees is the only one with maternity, Marlton doesn't have maternity.
I was in Voorhees in Aug '06 with my son & it was like freakin Club Med.
Nurses are fabu!
Food was pretty good & they couldn't do enough for you.

I delivered both my children at virtua in voorhees. I don't think marlton has L&D or a peds. unit. I also go to garden state ob/gyn. I had a plesant experience both times. Dr. Kay has been South Jersey's top doc. for many years running as ob/gyn. He delivered my 1st and Dr. white delivered my second. I started to have complications with my second and they handled it perfectly. The hosp. also has a neonatal unit that is supposed to be very good. I have had friends with premies and they had no complaints. There childre are in perfect health ant thriving well.
They do not have private rooms though on the post partum unit. However you may keep the baby in the room with you at all times if you choose. the babies also wear a band aroung their ankles that sets off a alarm if they are too close to any of the exit doors. Including the main unit door to the ward, that leed to the rest of the hosp.
I chose not to go natural. Got the epidural. The lady in the next delivery room went natural. So I think they are good to go either way. They were willing to go either way I wanted. No pushing me to choose one way or the other.
I wish you the best of luck and have a health happy baby!

Personally I don't like garden stae ob/gyn.They were great with my 1st child 5 yrs ago but they made Numerous errors with my 2nd and i switched halfway to a small practice in cherry hill (Dr.Magness).I kept have contractions and garden state kept telling me it was normal just braxton hicks well my second appt with the new doc and they checked me and at 281/2 weeks i was 2 cm dialated andd contracting so i am very thankful that i switched.As to the hosp. i delivered both my kids at virtua voorhees and had no complaints.Good luck

I had my second child by c-section @ virtua hospital in voorhees and I had the best experience ever there. They were great with letting me keep the baby with me they were great with keeping me as pain free and comfortable as possible. They did have me in a room with another woman for about 2 or 3 hours but they had me in a private room as soon as one was ready. If you ask them to leave u alone they do. They will wash your hair for you and anything else you want. My favorite thing about that hospital is that you get to order your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I had a awesome omlette for breakfast, a cheese steak with peppers and onions for lunch and a grilled chicken dinner. I am expecting my 3rd and last child in 2 weeks and I picked my doctor for the sole reason that he is threw virtua and my pediatrician is also threw virtua and he is the best I could ever ask for. Hope that helped if you want to know anything at all my email is ____@____.com dont hesitate to ask.

E.--

I delivered our son at the Voorhees location last August. They have a great NICU, which is why we went there. Overall, it was a good experience. The nurses were really good. My only complaint was that we had to share a room after he was born. It was really crowded in the room with visitors, and because you are sharing, husbands can't stay over night. That was really hard. It was also hard to take care of baby overnight while sharing a room. I didn't want to wake the other new mom and baby up by the crying during diaper changes, and didn't want to turn the light on or call the nurse. But...we did get a nice celebration dinner for having to share the room, and ended up just leaving sooner because I could relax more at home. You only have to share rooms when it is really busy with lots of new moms. I also think that they were giving private rooms to moms who had C-sections.

Good luck!

E.,

I too use Garden State Ob/gyn and delivered both of my girls at Virtua in Voorhees and do not have a single complaint about either. I thought both the doctors and the hospital staff went well out of their way to make sure I was comfortable and that my girls were being taken care of properly. My first delivery I had no problems but with my second I developed preclampsia (sp) but it wasn't discovered until I got to the hospital. My blood pressure was through the roof and they found protein in my urine. Due to this problem I had to be kept on the L&D floor for 24 hours after the delivery because I was hooked up to meds through an IV, otherwise I would of been on the materinty floor with my baby. I had a private room with my first and technically with my second. There was another bed in the room but I no one was in there with me.

I'm sorry you have read some negative comments on the web but I don't have a negative thing to say about either. The funny thing is I live 2 minutes away from Underwood Memorial Hosp but purposely looked for a doc to deliver me at Virtua.

I hope this eases your mind some and if you want more information don't hesitate to contact me at ____@____.com.

E.,
I've never been to Cooper, but after moving from Mass. I did deliver my 3rd child in Virtua Voorhees 4 years ago. They had just finished remodeling the L&D areas. I had a VBAC, very nice nursing staff, private room both for the delivery and after, although I did have to switch rooms from the labor wing to the after-delivery wing. I thought the rooms I had in my hospital in Mass. were a little nicer, but I had no problems with Virtua. My youngest had to spend some time in the NICU and the staff up there were awesome. I wanted to nurse while she was there and they called me every 3 hours, gave me some privacy and a nice rocking chair to nurse in. After she got out of NICU she stayed in my room almost the entire time except for a bath and check-ups. Overall, my experience in Voorhees was very good. If you know what you want and ask for it firmly but politely, you can get what you want at Virtua. Best of luck!

Hi E.,
I have been with Garden State OBGYN for as long as I can remember. Both my children (13 and 9) were born at Virtua Voorhes and I wouldn't have it any other way. Both of my children were in my room with me ( they did put them in the nursery at night) which I didn't mind so I could get some rest. The nurses are attentive. I had a private room with my first born and a room mate for my second but it was fine. I have been in Virtua for other things as well and never a bad experience. Garden State has some of the finest doctors as well. I wish you luck- I don't think you made a wrong decision.

I had a different OB but delivered all three of my children at Virtua Vorhees. I had great experiences with all three. You can room in with the baby with the exception of them going to the nursery for the peds in the morning. I kept my children all day and would send them back after their last feeding of the night and then they brought them to me on demand throughout the night. My last son was born there in January and the nurses are so good not only with you and your baby but also they make the siblings feel good. There is a pantry on the floors were the older kids can go get a snack and drink, you order your meals when you want them and nothing is ever a problem. I think you will be very happy with them. My kids are 5,4 and 5 months and each time I found it great!

Hi E.,
I had a wonderful experience at Virtua Voorhees. All my friends deivered there as well as my SIL. My sister in law delivered her first in Lourds and the second at Virtua. She couldn't believe how enjoyable her experience was. Virtua Voorhees has the most deliveries in S. Jersey. The NICU is also one of the best. I will be delivering my second son there in November.
Good luck,
L.

Hi my name is K.. I had my first delivery in Vitua Marlton. I was so nervous and scared. I had a very pleasant experience in the hospital. All the nurses were nice and they offered the drugs even before i needed them.LOL. I would recommened them to anyone, also my sister, Cousin and friend all gave birth there and they were happy. They did keep sending my sister back home saying she was not ready and she was in alot of pain, so i dont know if it was the doctors that said that or may her insurance wasnt the greatest. But that would be the only flaw. I dont mean to confuse you, but my experience was good! Hope this helps!! And Congrats!!

I was with Garden State for many years. I had both my girls at Virtua Vorhees ( 9 and 4 ). I had wonderful experiences with both places.

Good luck and enjoy!

Hi!
I delivered 2 babies at Virtua in Voorhees. I don't think the one in Marlton does maternity (although things could have changed in the past 3 1/2 years) I also use Garden State OB/GYN. Dr Cortese delivered my first son and Dr Mackey delivered my second son on New Years Day 2006. I was happy with the hospital. The food was fine and the nurses were nice. All the delivery rooms are private but the recovery room has space for 2 moms. I kept my babies with me in my room, only sending them to the nursery for one overnight feeding. I noticed that the nurses left me alone from about midnight to 6am. Good time to try to sleep. They were redoing some of the rooms when I was there. My second son was a natural childbirth. It wasn't my choice, he was too quick! The doctors were supportive of what I wanted. I thought the hospital was nice but I have never delivered anywhere else. If you have any more questions for me about either Virtua or Garden State OB/GYN, feel free to send me a message. Best of Luck!!

I delivered both my children there and had wonderful expierences. My 2nd who is now 2 had some issues and spent 10 days in the NICU. The nurses were wonderful and supportive. If i was in the room they came in to talk, see how i was doing. The NICU nurses were amazing. They kept you update on everything, plus still made sure i was taking care of myself.