Alta Bates Summit Oakland or Berkeley L/D??

The maternity services of Summit merged with ABMC in Berkeley in 2004, so for the past 3-4 years only ABMC has L&D. The Summit staff moved to ABMC. ABMC RNs do sterile spec exams in triage. The RNs can do FSEs and I am not sure about IUPCs. There is a fair bit of independent management, depending if you are caring for the patient of a private doc. They have a training program which many go there for as it is difficult to find an L&D training program in the SFBA. They emphasize labor support and get many patients who are into unmedicated birth. Labor support training is part of the orientation. There are a few private CNMs; most of them work with East Bay Perinatal Group and there are two on the floor all the time; they work mostly like residents but also do midwifey-type things. The most amazing group of RNs I have ever worked with work at ABMC.

If you are wanting independent RN management, there is a hospital on the central coast I can refer you to ....