OP here. Thanks everyone. I like the idea of Childrens next to WHC, but I think we are going to go with Holy Cross.

Loved Holy Cross. Huge maternity rooms. IT is a bit of a baby factory, but they know what they are doing.

If you deliver at Holy Cross, make sure the pediatrician you choose has privileges there. The on-site pediatric staff there was terrible in our experience. We switched to Sibley for our second baby.

Anonymous wrote:I actually had a pretty good experience when I delivered at WHC, but I delivered with midwives, which I think made a difference. I think the care provider matters more from the location since I've heard both praise and horror stories from friends who have delivered at most area hospitals. Most people I know have had pretty good deliveries and then issues with the post-partum nurses no matter where they were.

This was the case with me but at Washington Adventist. Anyone know why this is so common? Very strange.

Anonymous wrote:If you think the delivery rooms at WHC are nice, then you haven't seen some of the other area hospitals...WHC is dump compared to other places.

Ha! True, I didn't visit others as I only had the choice between WHC & Holy Cross. WHC was much more convenient and I'd heard horror stories about being stuck in rush hour traffic during labor, so it was an easy choice.

I will add, I had a friend deliver a preemie with a lot of complications at WHC and it was an easy transfer to Children's next door once the baby was stable enough.

Holy Cross has a great III-B NICU that we used after an out-of-hospital birth.

have never delivered at either but WHC was my back-up in case of transfer from a home birth. Everyone who delivered with the midwifes there gives me rave reviews - said they are really good.

They also have a NICU and pediatric emergency room there, and I was told it's a good place to be if your child has unexpected complications.

I loved my delivery at Holy Cross 10.08 and am planning my next one there this May. Beautiful rooms, had a great nursing staff, etc.

If you think the delivery rooms at WHC are nice, then you haven't seen some of the other area hospitals...WHC is dump compared to other places.

Hi, you probably have Kaiser

I delivered at WHC and had no problems at all. I thought the nurses there were great. I was induced and I totally credit the nurses there with adjusting my pitocin so baby wasn't in distress, but I was able to progress and not have a c-section. The delivery rooms are really nice, but the rooms you stay in after you deliver aren't so great. I don't know much about Holy Cross.

If you do have Kaiser and you're in delivery for more than a few hours, you will see different Drs as they come on/off shift and you will have no idea who will deliver your baby, but you'll have a consistent nurse or 2 who is checking on you more often. When I delivered Kaiser sent a lactation consultant through the day after delivery as well.

I actually had a pretty good experience when I delivered at WHC, but I delivered with midwives, which I think made a difference. I think the care provider matters more from the location since I've heard both praise and horror stories from friends who have delivered at most area hospitals. Most people I know have had pretty good deliveries and then issues with the post-partum nurses no matter where they were.

Ditto PP. Had similar issues during OB visits there and ended up switching.

I don't know Holy Cross and haven't experience WHC for maternity care. But had non-gyn surgery there four years ago and had all sorts of problems, including when they released me too early when I was super-nauseous. The admin side was also awful and I had issues with them filling out the wrong stuff from insurance. I would stay away from WHC.

Never been to Holy Cross but hated WHC.

I have the choice between Holy Cross and Washington Hospital Center.

Which would you choose?