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Obstetric Emergency Department

STHS Obstetric Emergency Department

Built with new moms’ privacy, serenity and safety in mind.

 

Obstetric Emergency Department
Ask any parent: Not all emergencies are created equal.


For this reason, St. Tammany Health System has a newly expanded, next-generation Obstetric Emergency Department, or OBED. Located in the New Family Center on the third floor of the health system’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital, it’s a space reserved specifically for expectant mothers experiencing the unexpected in their pregnancy journey.


Access the STHS Obstetric Emergency Department, through the main hospital entrance at 1202 S. Tyler St. and take the lobby elevator to the third floor. 


What can Moms expect? 

  • Six private triage rooms, all built with new moms’ serenity and safety in mind.
  • Around-the-clock staffing by a team of highly trained obstetric hospitalists and highly experienced maternity nurses.
  • Leading-edge diagnostic and monitoring maternity equipment. 

So, breathe easy, moms — in through the nose, out through the mouth.


Because St. Tammany Health System is here for you, just as we have been since 1954.


Note: Those experiencing a non-maternity emergency should report directly to the main hospital Emergency Department just off South Tyler at West 11th Avenue and South Harrison Street.

Welcome to the STHS family

Over 60,000 babies born since Dec. 1, 1954

 

New Family Center

New Family Center

It’s not at all unusual for new parents to be excited, and perhaps a little anxious, about their new arrivals. But at St. Tammany Health System’s New Family Center – which has received the coveted “Baby-Friendly” designation, among numerous other honors – our team of caregivers are well-trained and well-practiced in making sure all our new parents and new babies feel as comfortable, coddled and cared for as possible on their family’s big day. 

Breastfeeding services

Breastfeeding services

St Tammany Health System encourages and promotes exclusive breastfeeding. To that end, it provides new mothers the support they need to have the best possible breastfeeding experience. Our lactation consultants are certified by the globally recognized International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. STHS also provides outpatient appointments with a lactation consultant and a 24-hour non-emergency breastfeeding help number at (985) 898-4446. 

St. Tammany Pediatrics Clinic

St. Tammany Pediatrics Clinic

The specialists at our full-service primary-care St. Tammany Pediatrics Clinic are trained and equipped to care for all the little things that slow kids down, as well as delivering a full range of specialty care including cardiology, general surgery, gastroenterology, pulmonology, endocrinology, orthopedics and urology.

We are here.

Whether you’ve got a question to ask or an appointment to keep, getting in touch with us is a cinch. Here’s everything you need to know:

 

St. Tammany Health System
Obstetric Emergency Department

St. Tammany Parish Hospital

 

3rd floor

1202 S. Tyler St.
Covington LA 

 

 

Ph: 985-898-4000 

24 hours |  7 days a week

 

Meet Our Providers

Brian Ashford, MD

Brian Ashford, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Christina Goodridge, MD

Christina Goodridge, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Kimberly Guillory, MD

Kimberly Guillory, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Adela Narcisse, MD

Adela Narcisse, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Simone Pitre, MD

Simone Pitre, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Marya Porter, MD

Marya Porter, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Scott Striplin, MD

Scott Striplin, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Louise Witherspoon, MD

Louise Witherspoon, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Awards and Accreditations

St. Tammany Health System's Women’s and Children’s Care programs have earned recognition from groups including:

 

Orthopedics America’s Best Breast Center Baby Friendly Birth Facility International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards Certified Autism Center (CAC)
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