{"id":71244,"date":"2026-04-27T16:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=71244"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:02:46","slug":"community-hospital-reopens-girod-birth-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/community-hospital-reopens-girod-birth-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Reopens Girod Birth Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Reopens Girod Birth Center<\/h1>\t\t<time>April 27, 2026<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_72540e03776d58a360a42b79cb17d722\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Labor and delivery services at <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-lebanon-community-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"location\" data-id=\"5204\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital<\/a>&nbsp;reopened on&nbsp;April 27.&nbsp;We now have&nbsp;the clinical&nbsp;support in place to safely care for patients, and&nbsp;we\u2019ll&nbsp;continue building this team to meet the long-term needs of the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outpatient&nbsp;obstetric&nbsp;services such as prenatal visits, postpartum care and gynecologic care&nbsp;have also resumed&nbsp;at the <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-health-clinic-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"location\" data-id=\"5365\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samaritan Health Clinic \u2013 Lebanon<\/a>, providing care Monday through Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Letters are being sent to patients who have previously received OB-GYN care in East Linn County to share details about the reopening, and how to reestablish care to deliver at the hospital&#8217;s birth center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReopening the <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/obgyn\/girod-birth-center-slch\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10437\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Girod Birth Center<\/a> is an important step for supporting&nbsp;our community,\u201d said Jennifer Kimberlain,&nbsp;RN,&nbsp;hospital administrator at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. \u201cOur teams have worked carefully and consistently to make sure we can resume care in a safe and reliable way.&nbsp;We\u2019re&nbsp;looking forward to continuing to support parents through every stage of pregnancy and delivery.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the temporary pause, the birth center received cosmetic updates&nbsp;including new flooring and paint,&nbsp;funded by the Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation&nbsp;and their generous donors.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A community open house will be held&nbsp;on&nbsp;Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to&nbsp;2 p.m.&nbsp;Guests are invited to tour the space&nbsp;and&nbsp;meet the care team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the patience&nbsp;shown&nbsp;by&nbsp;staff, patients and&nbsp;the community, and are looking forward to welcoming families back to the birth center,\u201d said Kimberlain.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about labor and delivery services,&nbsp;visit <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/health-services\/all-services\/obgyn\/having-a-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">samhealth.org\/Baby<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girod-Birth-Center-Hallway-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hallway at Girod Birth center in Lebanon.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girod-Birth-Center-Hallway-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girod-Birth-Center-Hallway-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Girod-Birth-Center-Hallway-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption>The public is invited to visit the Girod Birth Center and see recent updates including new flooring and paint at our open house on Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to\u00a02 p.m.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_37156db15b6b1ab33166ba38b60aaac7\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-blue-light-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions About the Return of Labor &amp; Delivery Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When will the Girod Birth Center reopen?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Labor and delivery services at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital reopened on April 27.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why are services reopening now?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We now have the clinical support in place to safely care for patients, and we\u2019ll continue building this team to meet the long-term needs of the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What services will be available?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All OB-GYN services in Lebanon became available again on April 27.\u00a0Outpatient services have also resumed at Samaritan Health Clinic\u2013Lebanon, including prenatal visits, postpartum care and gynecologic care. Appointments are available Monday through Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How will patients and the community be informed about the reopening?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Letters are being sent to patients who have previously received OB-GYN care in East Linn County with details about the reopening and how to reestablish care to deliver at the hospital&#8217;s birth center. Samaritan has also issued a press release and posted updates on the Samaritan website to ensure the community has access to timely and accurate information.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What updates were made to the birth center during the pause?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The birth center received new flooring and paint updates supported by the Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and&nbsp;its&nbsp;generous donors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will\u00a0the community have a chance to see the updated space?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. A community open house will take place on\u00a0Friday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to\u00a02 p.m.\u00a0 The event will include tours and time to meet the care team.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital reopened its labor and delivery services after a temporary staffing closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":71241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[491,496,493],"news-types":[272],"services":[252],"specialty":[80,36],"class_list":["post-71244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-about","news-topics-community","news-topics-facility","news-types-news","services-obstetrics-gynecology","specialty-midwifery","specialty-obstetrics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71244"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71281,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71244\/revisions\/71281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71244"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=71244"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=71244"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=71244"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=71244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}