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How Far is Your Hospital?

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  • xlaurajadexlaurajade member
    It would take 2 minutes to get to mine in traffic in the day :)
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  • CoozieInMyPurseCoozieInMyPurse member
    I'm with you ladies whose husbands work farther out from the hospital. Mine is on the road during the day A LOT, usually at least 45 minutes to an hour and a half from home. Once a week he travels about four hours away. He is just starting to think about what he is going to do.
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  • LionelBtchyLionelBtchy member
    10-15 minutes. Plus I'm pretty geeked that the hospital just got level 1 trauma destination and the attached children's hospital also has level 1 status. Feeling lucky to have those resources so close.
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  • JCWhiteyJCWhitey member
    Last time it was an hour and 20 minutes away (although when I went into labor I just happened to be at our cabin which was only 30 minutes away).  This time I live only a mile away unless I'm deemed high risk or go past my due date, in which can I'm over two hours away.  My hospital cannot treat you if you are high risk or overdue since they don't offer c-sections or inductions or epis.

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  • klax4klax4 member
    It's a two minute car ride from home and it IS my work so I'm all set. Really hoping that my water doesn't break while I'm working though...

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  • JCWhiteyJCWhitey member
    tabitha722 said:
    Is there a "too far"? I mean, realistically, how far would you want to be from the hospital?
    Some people don't have options.  Where I live the hospital here didn't even do L&D until about 10 years ago.  Every single pregnant woman until then drove to the nearest city which is 120 miles away down windy rural roads.  Everyone did it, everyone survived.  Some babies were born on the side of the road, at gas stations along the way, or in the back of ambulances, but they all survived.  It's nice to be five minutes away, but it's not essential.  I'm just happy the hospital here delivers babies now.  Being only a mile away (or two blocks if I'm at work) is awesome!  No laboring in the car!!!!

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  • growingournestgrowingournest member
    Our hospital is 2.5 hours away. NOT looking forward to that drive on labor day!
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  • Enigma87Enigma87 member
    It is about 15 minutes depending on traffic. I'm so glad the best (IMO) hospital in town is so close. It's also right next to my obgyn office.
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  • finallyourturn2finallyourturn2 member
    3-5 minutes away. It is about a mile. Closer if they open the new maternity dept before then, but I doubt it will be done in time.
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  • ShebamommyShebamommy member
    20 minutes no traffic; 45 minutes (or so) with heavy traffic.  There are other hospitals much closer.  Worst case, I can go to one down the street (literally two minutes away). 


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  • Mrs. jk3aMrs. jk3a member
    15 mins from home
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  • rowboat4rowboat4 member
    5 minutes from home, 10 minutes from DH work, 3-5 min from my work (depending on which location I'm at). Perks of living in a small town.
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  • shlittertootsshlittertoots member
    About 35-40 minutes depending on traffic--I'm starting to get nervous about driving that far.  I'm kinda hoping to go into full on labor at work since I work at the hospital!  I'm going to keep a bag in my office JIC and MH can always meet me at L&D.
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  • adooadoo member
    There is a hospital 3 minutes away from me but the one in delivering at is about 25 minutes away.
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  • CarterWACarterWA member
    I feel pretty lucky reading other posts on here! The hospital is only like 5 minutes away and it won't matter the weather or traffic because I live in a small town lol everything is only like 5 minutes away here lol
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  • ruemorganruemorgan member
    Mine is about 20 minutes away from both home and work
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  • ClobertClobert member
    10 blocks (maybe a mile).  I walk to all my appointments, but I guess we'll drive or get a cab when I'm in labor. 
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  • meowkittenmeowkitten member
    Ten minutes from home and fifteen minutes from work! Right next to my midwife's office so that's a bonus.
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  • BiscottoBiscotto member
    10 minute drive.
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  • Alexa93Alexa93 member
    About 5-7 minutes away from home and work
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  • msarnold1013msarnold1013 member
    The hospital I will be delivering at is 35 mins away. There are a couple closer hospitals but my dr does not deliver there. I'm planning on a c section so hopefully everything will go smoothly!!
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  • almeyer2013almeyer2013 member
    If I go into labor at work, I will just take a short elevator ride down two floors.

    If I go into labor at home, the hospital is only a 10 minute drive across town.

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  • justcat78justcat78 member
    Mine is about a hour away.
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  • Jlr025Jlr025 member
    30-40 minutes from home and work. I live south of Boston, but will be delivering in the city.
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  • LadySnowbloodLadySnowblood member
    15-20 minutes from both home and work.

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  • LBeez13LBeez13 member
    45 minutes from work and about 10 minutes from home.
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  • Ardmhs83Ardmhs83 member
    About 20 minutes away from work and home. 
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  • MeganPobegaMeganPobega member
    Less than five minutes. It's literally down the road.
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  • Tuliplover2010Tuliplover2010 member
    25 min drive.  Now that being said is not too far but with my last son we barely made it there.  Delivered him 6 minutes after coming through the ER, and we had to go to the second floor on the opposite end of the hospital!

    They are considering putting me on bed rest at the hospital at 37wks (since both by boys were 38wks)
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  • rfarquhar32rfarquhar32 member
    About 10-15 minutes from home. ..depends on traffic.
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  • LadylecLadylec member
    About 40 minutes depending on traffic.
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  • djolietdjoliet member
    It's about a 10 minute drive from my house. Luckily my house is a hop, skip, and jump from the interstate and I just jump on there and then the freeway and I'm there
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  • peeppeeppeeppeeppeeppeep member
    10 minutes from home or work, though I will be mostly working from home in the weeks before my due date.  We only have one car, though, and I usually take DH to and from work, so if we need to go on a weekday I guess I'll have to pick him up first.  Luckily he's only about 5 minutes away.  
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  • akj166akj166 member
    Less than 10 minutes but 40 mins if I go into labor at work.
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  • PineappleBananaPineappleBanana member
    30-45 minutes (depending on traffic) from my house. From one job it's 20 minutes, and the other 5 minutes. I hope the weather and traffic are light on our special day in March!
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  • ChristenBothChristenBoth member
    About 30 mins from home and I work at the hospital I'm delivering at. Last pregnancy I actually went into labor early, went into work to finish paperwork, then walked myself up to labor and delivery!
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  • Lady LeighLady Leigh member
    15 mins from work and home, Unless traffic is crazy then 30 mins-1 hour
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  • jenandcrisjenandcris member
    I live 40 min/3 hrs away from the hospital I'll be giving birth in. If my water breaks, H and I might just take the T into the Boston. There's a local hospital less than 10 min away... but my OBGYN only has rights at the hospital in the city.
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  • chelc32188chelc32188 member
    The hospital in our town doesn't have a L&D ward, and the next closest (30 minutes) only takes full term births bc they aren't equipped to handle any problems. Even full term babies can have problems, so we're not comfortable with that. The hospital were delivering at is 45-50 minutes from us.
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  • cygnet15cygnet15 member
    Under 10 minutes from home, about 90 minutes (with typical traffic) from work.  Hoping I go into labor from home, but I work about 5 minutes from where my parents live, so one of them will drive me if the labor-at-work scenario happens.
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