Support Group Services

Clinical social work/case management
crisis intervention, individual, group or family counseling and referrals to community agencies for follow-up; each patient receives a case management assessment and staff often arrange interdisciplinary team conferences to discuss difficult patient issues

Discharge Planning
home environment assessment and arrangements for post-hospital care including referral for home health care, home IV therapy, durable medical equipment or home- delivered meals

Lending Library
a collection of books about pregnancy and infant loss and postpartum depression

Patient Representative
department manager acts as the patient representative or advocate and assists patients and their families with any concerns voiced about their hospital stay or patient care.

Pastoral Care
arrangement for spiritual support, ecumenical religious services throughout the year and provisions for patients to receive the sacraments

Smoking Cessation
Information and education for women and household occupants to help them quit smoking tobacco products

Before Your Baby Basics Program
award-winning, innovative program which provides case management, counseling, education and incentives for high-risk women to comply with their medical regimen. Objectives of the program are to decrease the incidence of premature births and reports to the child abuse hotline. Many patients often lack health insurance for the hospital stay and the staff makes every effort to assist the woman in obtaining insurance for her and her infant.

The program also has a free 9-week specialized curriculum on childbirth preparation, infant care and Lamaze. These sessions are held in the evening and participants receive a free dinner as well. Women who attend all 9 sessions receive a gift certificate at a "graduation" ceremony as an incentive.

Pre-Admission Planning for Adoption
sensitive orientation for birth parents and adoptive couples planning for adoption following delivery at Bellevue. Birth parents and potential adoptive couples are invited to the hospital prior to delivery to review procedures, articulate their wishes for the infant and prepare for the birth and eventual adoption