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The birth of a baby is a very precious and personal moment.  TCMH has designed a program that allows you to choose in advance the length of stay that fits your personal needs and desires regarding the birth of your baby.  Enrollment in this program assures the prospective parents a cost-effective means of handling their financial arrangements prior to the birth of their baby.

The Babyland Express program covers hospital-based charges and services including:

•Prenatal Classes

•Childbirth Preparation Classes

•Birthing Beds

•Routine Preparation Classes

•Staff trained and familiar with natural childbirth techniques

•LDRP rooms (allowing the new family to stay in one room through out their hospital stay)

•Standard laboratory tests for mom and baby

•Staff trained in breast feeding support

•Individual education regarding care of mother and baby after delivery
 

And adding that extra special touch for your extra special needs:

•A private celebration dinner for you and a guest before going home 

•24-hour breast-feeding assistance by a Certified Breast Feeding Educator while in the hospital as well as after returning home.

Cost of Program

 Three things are required to participate in the short-stay program at TCMH.

1.You must be pre-registered

2.You must have your physician’s approval

3.You must have your stay pre-paid prior to delivery

Plan I

For 24 hours or less (after delivery) - $1500
 

Plan II

For 25 to 48 hours - $2200
 

All prices quoted reflect hospital charges for natural delivery of a single infant only.  Anesthesia and physician charges are excluded from this program, as well as multiple births or cesarean delivery.  Should your birth plan unexpectedly change, the amount paid in advance would be a deposit toward your hospital account.  Parents should consult their physician concerning any additional charges that may be incurred.
 

Why TCMH?

TCMH’s OB department prides itself in providing the latest in birthing concepts to our rural community.  Our nurses and providers are trained in natural childbirth techniques as well as certified in emergency care of the newborn.

We are a team committed to family-centered childbirth, encouraging gentleness and bonding during and after the birthing experience.  We pride ourselves on promoting a baby friendly environment.
 

Our staff is committed to the family during their hospital stay, taking special care of mom and dad while they are here.  We encourage parents to share with us any special plans they have for their birth, because we are dedicated to making this a personal and fulfilling experience for each family.

LDRP rooms offer a comfortable and homelike environment with a relaxing atmosphere.  Siblings and grandparents are included in joyous events as each family wishes.

For more information on our “Babyland Express” Short-Stay Program contact:

Texas County Memorial Hospital

1333 S. Sam Houston Blvd.

Houston MO  65483

Obstetric Department

(417).967-1275

In 1956, a group of creative individuals from the “Health Committee of the Texas County Extension Council” realized there were state and federal funds available to help place hospitals in rural communities.  Qualification for these funds required a monetary commitment from the community, so concerned citizens like Ansel Coats and others traveled by whatever means available to differe
nt communities around Texas County to promote the need for a hospital.

Can you imagine the dedication and time it took to travel to Eunice, Elk Creek, Clara, and other communities in the county?Meetings were held in churches, one-room schoolhouses, as well as individual’s homes.Sometimes the council members had to spend the night and travel back home the next day.

The diligence and determination of the committee paid off with the construction of Texas County Memorial Hospital on the tract of land where it stands today.TCMH was strategically built at the centralized location of Houston to provide access to people from all portions of the county and “memorial” was included in the hospital’s name in hopes that Texas County residents would continue to support the hospital with donations or memorials.President Harry Truman gave the hospital dedication speech on November 25, 1958, just days prior to the first patient arriving at TCMH.

Since 1956, the board of trustees, physicians and employees at Texas County Memorial Hospital have continued to build on the foundation of providing excellent patient care to the patients in the rural communities in Texas County and the surrounding area.Over the years, the hospital has expanded services to include an intensive care unit to complement the medical surgical, general surgery and obstetrics departments.Departments such as physical therapy, hospice and home health have also been added and expanded.With our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and ancillary staff members, we have built a firm foundation for primary healthcare services in the South Central Ozarks.

The TCMH Board of Trustees have continued to build on our firm foundation by expanding the size of the hospital by 59,000 square feet with a new medical surgical unit, a new 13-bed emergency department and a new radiology suite.This addition should be complete in the fall of 2012.

Adding to the hospital’s firm foundation are long-time hospital-employed physicians that are continuing their commitment to providing healthcare to our community.Several new physicians have also made recent commitments to the community, too.We are very proud that the TCMH Medical Staff is supportive of the current and continued expansion progress being made at TCMH.They know it will help them provide better patient care and help us continue to recruit great physicians to our hospital.

To continue to build on the future of patient care at TCMH, we must press forward, continuing to improve all of our patient care areas including surgery, obstetrics and intensive care.The first of these building blocks is a new surgical suite.Construction and renovation of the TCMH surgery department must be done first.Surgical services are a key component to providing primary care and taking care of our obstetrics and intensive care patients. The FEMA approved tornado safe room will provide safe care for our patients, staffand community members during severe weather.

For the first time in over 20 years TCMH is approaching the community to ask for a pledge of financial support.This community-wide campaign will only be successful if every family considers the value of healthcare in our rural community.

Please consider joining our building campaign to take part in this vital effort.Healthcare in rural America is as vital today as it was in 1956.The citizens of Texas County deserve to have technologically advanced primary care services and the physicians and staff that come with them.TCMH is building today to provide healthcare services in rural Missouri for the next 50 years.

Sincerely,

Wes Murray,

Chief Executive Officer

Texas County Memorial Hospital

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