Welcome to the Birthplace at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. Our Birthplace has 15 modern birthing rooms. We also have 11 rooms for patients who need to stay in the hospital during pregnancy or while healing from a Cesarean section. Each patient room features:
- Whirlpool tub
- Bathroom
- Areas to plug in personal electronic devices
- Beautiful artwork by local photographers
- Access to CARE Channel for help relaxing
Take advantage of the following resources, which can help you prepare for labor and baby.
Before & During Delivery
After Delivery
Breastfeeding
Community Resources
To help you find comfort and heal faster, the Birthplace offers two special TV channels. The CARE Channel provides beautiful nature scenes and quiet music. In the evening, the scenes change from day to night with a sunset at 10 p.m. It gives you calm music and a midnight star field to help you sleep. The CARE Channel with Guided Imagery has spoken narration with nature scenes and music. A calm, quiet voice helps you relax and promotes comfort and rest.
Here at St. Mary's Medical Center, we're a teaching hospital. Our Essentia physicians supervise and work side-by-side with residents providing care on the Birthplace. A resident is a new doctor who has completed medical school and is gaining hands on experience and training in patient care.
See below for the list of current residents providing care on the Birthplace:
- Luke Albares, MD
- Maren Anderson, MD
- Whitney Bertram-Reents, MD
- Mark Bostrom, MD
- Katie Bressler, MD
- Becky Davies, MD
- Benjamin Dummer, MD
- James Erickson, DO
- Elizabeth Feist, MD
- Caryn Gerber, MBChB
- Eric Hanhan, MD
- Allison Juba, DO
- Joshua Kropko, DO
- Mindi Kvaal Anderson, MD
- Alison Liewen, MD
- Kristina Lindholm, MD
- Kelly McKinnon, MD
- Jessica Olen, MD
- Hannah Salk, MD
- Steven Schumacher, MD
- Sidney Sisson, MD
- Jessica Stay, MD
- Jesse Susa, MD
- Charles Tabor, MD
- Jessica Taylor, MD
- Jake Traxler, MD
