Expecting parents have another reason to choose OMC – to welcome their new baby in the most welcoming of surroundings.
The new Birth Center at OMC takes advantage of the one-on-one attention you get at a home-town community facility with the latest technology you’d expect to find at a larger hospital. You will experience a private, comfortable atmosphere with a staff of dedicated and highly trained providers and nurses.
Here, your provider will see you for all your prenatal appointments and will nine times out of 10, deliver your baby. You can develop a bond with your provider and a familiarity with the other providers and nurses.
Backing up the providers is the latest equipment, highly-trained staff and professional, personalized care for expecting moms throughout their pregnancy and delivery. The three birthing suites in our new medical center are spacious, bright and attractively furnished. Each is designed with the comfort of the mom and her partner in mind, while providing the technology needed to monitor and care for the mom and baby throughout labor, delivery and post-partum recovery. Call lights, portable bassinets, warmers and new reclining chairs for dad or other visitors allow mom and baby to bond comfortably in the same room while receiving the care they need during their stay.
Other amenities include a separate nutritional area within the Birth Center, our close-by Acorn Grill for family members to gather and an expanded viewing nursery next to our nurses station so newborns are always under careful watch and within “arms reach”. An upgraded infant security system offers additional peace of mind
The Birth Center is also centrally located within the medical center, close to the John Simenstad Surgery Center, Emergency Department and other services that provide a safe, reassuring feeling.
Through our prenatal appointments and childbirth education opportunities, you can meet one-on-one with staff members, become familiar with the department, discuss pain control interventions, and answer all of their questions about their labor and delivery.
Lily Rodgers, MD, Family Medicine
Lily Rodgers, MD, is a board-certified Family Practice Physician. She joined Osceola Medical Center in 2010. She came to OMC with a medical degree from India and research and residency from the University of Minnesota Family Medicine program. She earned her degree from the Government Medical College Amristar in Punjab, India. She completed her residency at St. Josephs Hospital in St. Paul, MN. She also is a certified provider in advanced trauma life support, advanced life support in OB and fundamental critical care support. Along with family practice and preventive care, Dr. Rodgers also brings to OMC special interests in obstetrics and hospital medicine. She lives in the area with her husband.
Bonnie Rohr, MD, Family Medicine
Bonnie Rohr, MD, is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician who joined the Osceola Medical Center staff in 1999. Dr. Rohr attended medical school at the University of Minnesota in Duluth and Minneapolis, and received her medical degree in 1988. She completed her residency in family practice at the U of M, and was a family physician at Minnesota’s Cambridge Medical Center prior to coming to OMC. In 1998, she was a finalist in the Minnesota Academy of Family Practice “Family Physician of the Year”. Dr. Rohr’s husband, Dr. Robert Dybvig, is also a family physician at OMC. They live in Osceola with their children.
Her hobbies include activities with her children, reading, walking and gardening. She also volunteers as an elementary school mentor for the Osceola School District.
Kari Smith, MD, Family Medicine
Kari Smith, MD, is a board-certified Family Practice Physician who joined Osceola Medical Center in 2002. She received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1999, and served her residency at the Duluth Family Practice Residency Program.
Her hobbies include hiking, canoeing, ballroom dancing, downhill skiing, travel and remodeling her home. Dr. Smith and her husband live in Osceola.
Amanda Tembreull, MD, Family Medicine
Amanda Tembreull, MD, is a board-certified Family Practice Physician since 2008. She joined Osceola Medical Center in August 2008. She earned her family medicine degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed her residency at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN.
Along with family practice and preventive care, Dr. Tembreull also has interests in women’s health, obstetrics and pediatric medicine. She lives in the area with her husband and daughter.