Women and Children's Services Unit

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Nationally recognized care
Delivering Care and Comfort

Overview

The largest unit of its kind in the region, the Joseph V. and Suzanne P. Paterno Women and Children’s Services Unit welcomes nearly 1,300 babies to our community each year. 

Nationally recognized care

U.S. News & World Health Report named Mount Nittany Medical Center as one of only 10 Pennsylvania hospitals to be ranked as high performing for maternity care in its list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.


Delivering Care and Comfort

Our Women and Children's Services Unit combines state-of-the-art technology and clinical spaces with modern design and family-centered comforts that match Mount Nittany Health’s reputation for clinical excellence.

  • Six private labor and delivery rooms
  • Two triage rooms
  • An advanced technology surgical suite
  • Level I and Level II nurseries
  • Eleven private postpartum rooms
  • Private lactation consultant area
  • Amenities for partners, including sofa sleepers and refreshment area
  • Cozy family waiting areas

Learn more on the Women and Children's Services Unit fact sheet.