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Premier Women ’ s Health prides itself on delivering excellent women ’ s health and maternity services in the Ohio Valley since 1968 . Offices are conveniently located in both Sewickley and Moon . The Sewickley campus of Heritage Valley Health System ( HVHS ) is located only minutes away from the offices . Heritage Valley Sewickley has private labor and delivery rooms , a dedicated operating room , a dedicated anesthesia staff for those desiring epidurals , and private postpartum rooms , affording patients and family members a comfortable , cozy and quiet birthing experience . The experienced Maternal and Child Health nursing staff strives to make your visit as special as the little one you will be delivering . They consistently exceed patient expectations . “ The goal of the health care providers of Premier
Women ’ s Health is to provide patients with the best birthing experience available . The group fosters one-on-one patient / provider interactions . Care is not diluted among teaching staffs or shared with other obstetric groups . As a result , patients are not meeting the provider for the first time when arriving at the hospital for delivery . With Heritage Valley Sewickley being a community hospital , patients can be assured that they will receive personal attention for all their birthing and postpartum needs . Overall patient satisfaction , as measured by Press Ganey , consistently scores above the 90th percentile .
The physicians of Premier Women ’ s Health average over 22 years of obstetric experience . Interestingly , two are also registered pharmacists , two are Veterans of the United States Armed Forces , one served time in the Public Health Service , one is certified in bone densitometry , and one is certified in menopausal medicine .
Premier Women ’ s Health , in conjunction with Heritage Valley Sewickley , advocates and embraces breastfeeding through The Keystone 10 breastfeeding quality improvement initiative . The initiative is designed to improve the protection , promotion , and support of breastfeeding in an attempt to maintain breastfeeding as a long-term infant feeding method . This initiative is augmented by a lactation support program , with board-certified lactation consultants , and with the Breastfeeding Moms Network , a support group that meets two times a month . The obstetric team also supports skin-toskin interaction between the newborn and her mother .
Benefits include stable newborn heart and respiratory rates , temperature , and blood glucose . This interaction also allows the infant to be colonized with the mother ’ s bacteria . The providers are also proponents of delayed cord clamping to reduce newborn anemia .
Heritage Valley Sewickley offers a variety of prenatal classes . These include tours of the birthing unit for children and adults , expectant parent prenatal classes , breastfeeding classes , grandparent classes , and fatherhood (“ Dr . Daddy ”) classes .
Appointments with Premier Women ’ s Health can be made by calling 412.741.6530 ( Sewickley ) and 412.264.2450 ( Moon ). Early morning and late afternoon appointments are available to accommodate working
women . Obstetric and gynecologic services are provided by Mark Fuoss , M . D .; Bryan Labuda , D . O .; Kristine Santerini , M . D .; Kerri McIntyre , D . O .; Roseann Covatto , M . D .; and Laura Silverman , PA-C . Gynecologic services are also provided by Frank DiCenzo , D . O ., and Christina Cirucci , M . D . Most major insurances are accepted .
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