Baptist Medical Center East

The Birthplace of
Higher Expectations

At Baptist Medical Center East, we believe in love at first sight. We see it every day. Here, you and your newborn will experience a family-centered and supportive environment before, during and after childbirth. And our award-winning maternity care team provides the medical expertise and specialized services you need.

2021 Women’s Choice Award

Award Winning Care

Baptist Medical Center East has been named a Women’s Choice Award hospital for Obstetrics for the past seven years. This designation identifies the country’s best healthcare institutions based on female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence and what women say they want from a hospital. This award represents our commitment to quality care and patient safety for both mother and baby.

Now offering Emergency OB Care

Baptist Medical Center East is now home to the ONLY OB Emergency Department in Central Alabama.

In an effort to provide EXCELLENT care to our patients, we have partnered with the OB Hospitalist Group to ensure an OB/GYN physician (hospitalist) is on-site 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our shared mission is to elevate the standard of women’s healthcare by ensuring every expectant mother is evaluated and treated by a physician regardless of time, location, complication or circumstance. These highly skilled, Board-Certified OB/GYNs provide consistent care to patients in the hospital and emergency care to those who may need it when they arrive.

In the event that your physician is not available, the OB/GYN hospitalists can examine and evaluate the progress of your labor, review test results and fetal heart rate tracings, stay on top of any problems that may be evolving, and provide you and your baby with a safe delivery, while working closely and communicating with your physician or midwife.

At Baptist Health we are ready for every situation, especially the ones that you are not planning on. Having an OB Hospitalist Group onsite 24/7 has saved the lives of mothers and babies throughout the country and we are proud to now offer this service right here at home.

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Baptist East Delivers-Postpartum & Women’s Services Expansion NOW OPEN

Baptist Medical Center East is home to approximately 4,000 baby births each year, making it the third highest in total deliveries in the State of Alabama. Because we continue to be the provider of choice for women’s services in the River Region, Baptist Medical Center East has expanded! We’ve added another 26 luxury, state-of-the-art rooms that provide an exceptional, patient-centered atmosphere. And our team of respected and experienced physicians, together with a professional and knowledgeable staff, provide the highest level of clinical care and expertise for women.

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Preparing for the big day

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Personalizing your stay & accommodating your needs:

For Moms

  • No pre-admission paperwork
  • Award-winning care team
  • 26 new, large and luxurious private suites with the latest technology, spacious bath and shower
  • Flat-screen TV and Wifi
  • Anesthesia team devoted to OB
  • Three dedicated operating rooms
  • Level 3 NICU

For Babies

  • Keepsake for baby
  • State-of-the-art infant security system
  • Skin-to-skin contact
  • Room in or nursery

For Families/Visitors

  • Wifi
  • In room sofa/convertible bed
  • Cafeteria
  • Gift shop discounts