Huntington Hospital

Do you offer private rooms? If so, what is the cost?

We have 19 private post-partum rooms and there is no additional fee. All have private bathrooms and a sofa bed for significant others.

Do you offer prenatal, sibling or other classes?

Prenatal classes are offered including a labor class, breast-feeding, newborn care, infant CPR and a sibling class.

What special things do you do for the mother and baby?

Patient and significant other are given a steak and lobster special dinner the night before discharge. Professional photos of baby are offered for a fee.

Do you have an on-site neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)?

We have nine bed Level II Neonatal ICU, which includes 24/7 in-house neonatology services.

Do you have a labor and delivery room?

Our Labor and Delivery suite contains seven beds in individual rooms with private bathrooms.

Are doulas or midwives allowed?

We have four full-time midwives who assist on Labor and Delivery, and who also have their own private practices as well. We allow patients to make private arrangements to have a doula attend their labor and delivery.

What kind of security measures do you have in place to make sure the baby is safe?

We have a state-of-the-art Divergent infant security system in place to assure infant security and safety.

Is there a breast-feeding coach and lactation consultant available on-site? Does the hospital support breast- and/or bottle feeding?

We have a full-time lactation consultant and all our maternity nurses are trained to assist our patients with their breast-feeding goals. We also have a breast-feeding support group.

Is videotaping/photographing the birth allowed? A photographer for newborns available?

Photography is allowed during the birth process. Videography is not allowed. We also have a private professional infant photo service available in house for a fee.

What do the rooms look like?

Do you offer anything special for moms during labor (i.e. hydrobath, labor ball, etc.)?

We offer birthing balls, aromatherapy and ambulatory fetal monitoring.

Do you offer a hospital tour?

Maternity wing and Labor and Delivery tours are available on a regular basis and private tours can be arranged on a case by case basis.

Does the hospital do cord blood banking?

We offer patient arranged private cord blood banking.

Do you offer any parting swag bags with samples?

No swag offered at this time but it is in the works.

Are siblings allowed to visit? Can the spouse sleep in the room?

Siblings are allowed to visit. All maternity rooms have a sleeper sofa for significant others to allow them to stay with the new moms. We offer couplet care that allows for a family centered experience.

What are the visiting hours?

There are no limitations for visiting hours and family can visit any time at the mother’s request.

What’s the rate of C-sections at the hospital?

Our C-section rate overall is 38 percent, which includes primary and repeat C-sections.

What’s the rate of breast-feeding mothers?

Our exclusive breast-feeding rate is 33 percent.

What is the episiotomy rate?

Less than 10 percent.

Will my baby be able to sleep in the same room as me? Is there a nursery?

We have couplet care where the baby stays with the mother at all times unless the mother requests the baby to be watched temporarily in our new well baby nursery.

Average length of a postpartum stay?

An average postpartum stay is two days for a normal vaginal delivery and three days for a C-section.

Does the hospital offer anything new/cutting edge?

Huntington Hospital is a four time Magnet nursing facility. It’s the highest ranked community hospital in New York State as awarded by the U.S. News and World Report. Our Labor and Delivery nurses are all maternity certified. We have full-time in-house OB anesthesia.