Luminis Health Gets OK to Move Forward with Women’s Health, Campus Enhancement Project

Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center received approval from the Maryland Health Care Commission to add inpatient obstetrics services to its comprehensive women’s health programs. This approval is a monumental stride forward in addressing critical health disparities in Prince George’s County, where 8 out of 10 women leave the county to deliver their babies due to a lack of obstetrical and other healthcare services.

In 2024, LHDCMC will embark on a transformative journey of expansion that will unfold over the next several years. At the heart of this growth is the construction of a new patient care pavilion. Within the new pavilion will be a dedicated family birth center. This center will offer the new inpatient obstetrics services, covering everything from labor and delivery to postpartum care.

The family birth center is expected to open in 2028, and once fully operational, 2,000 babies are expected to be delivered each year. It will feature:

• Private rooms for labor and delivery and post-delivery suites
• Dedicated C-Section operating rooms
• A Level II special care nursery
• Access to family planning, lactation, mental health and other maternal care support
• Comprehensive surgical care

The new pavilion will also house operating rooms for surgical procedures including gynecologic surgery, breast surgery, bariatric surgery and complex general surgery.

In addition, the expansion will provide improved campus access, additional parking, and enhanced safety and security. There will also be a redesigned front entrance and lobby, new pharmacy, cafeteria and additional visitor facing services.