Compassionate care for women's health needs
Women’s Medical Center at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee provides multi-specialty care for women and families. Our Women’s Imaging Center delivers advanced breast studies and screening mammograms. The Birth Center provides options for a personalized pregnancy and birth. Our rehabilitation therapy department has physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists. The outpatient behavioral and mental health department is here to help women, men and families.
Women’s Imaging Center: Radiology for women and breast screening
The Van Dyke Haebler Women’s Imaging Center located in the Ascension Columbia St. Mary's - Women's Medical Center delivers advanced digital imaging services. Experienced radiologists use the latest digital imaging technology to deliver detailed studies of the breast, lymph nodes, bones, thyroid and other body parts. Our doctors perform advanced breast biopsies which are analyzed by pathologists and shared with breast surgeons. Imaging services include:
- CT scans
- DEXA bone scans
- Imaging-assisted biopsy
- Mammograms (including breast screening)
- MRI
- Ultrasounds (breast gynecologic and perinatal studies)
- X-Rays
Getting regular breast screenings may help find breast cancer early, when it is most treatable. That’s why it is important for women to get a mammogram every year, beginning at age 40. We’re dedicated to delivering care for your breast health that is right for you. Call 414-585-2100 or schedule online.
Pregnancy and birthing care for expecting families
Pregnancy is a special time for you and your family. Your care team at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Milwaukee Women’s Medical Center works together to provide specialized care before, during and after your delivery. If you need advanced care for a high-risk pregnancy, we’ll help connect you to the right specialists.
Women’s Medical Center labor and delivery unit
Our OB-GYNs, certified nurse midwives, neonatologists, and pediatricians specialize in women’s healthcare, at every stage of life. We don’t just deliver babies at our birthing center, we deliver personalized care before, during and after pregnancy – from prenatal, pregnancy and birthing care to childbirth classes and breastfeeding support. Highlights include:
- 24-hour in-house OB doctor coverage
- 24-hour anesthesia support and services
- Gentle Cesarean delivery (please ask your provider)
- Labor support by certified nurses
- Large, soaking tubs and shower with back jets in all labor rooms
- Spacious labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum rooms
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery with private patient rooms
- Lactation consultant
- Milk depot for breast milk donation
- Weekly on-site parenting group
Behavioral and mental health for women and your family
Behavioral and mental health teams diagnose and treat substance use and alcohol disorders, anxiety and depression, and other mental illnesses. At Ascension Columbia St. Mary's - Women's Medical Center, your team cares about how these conditions may be affecting your physical and emotional health. We’re here to help. Our care team provides behavioral and mental health services for you and your family. H3: Care for mental health emergency Quickly recognizing the signs that you or a loved one is experiencing moderate to severe mental or emotional distress is the first step in getting necessary care. For emergencies, including severe mental health distress and suspected substance overdose, the ER at our hospital is open 24/7. If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911.
Rehabilitation therapy that focuses on the health needs of women
Our rehabilitation care team of physiatrists and physical, occupational and speech therapists provides outpatient care. We are conveniently located in the Ascension Columbia St. Mary's - Women's Medical Center. We have experienced therapists who deliver advanced therapies to manage chronic pain, post-surgical recovery, balance disorders, neuromuscular and brain disorders, lymphedema, stroke, pelvic pain and more. Our physiatry doctors and therapists work together to deliver care that supports your healthcare needs. Your rehabilitation care team focuses on activities that help you live more independently.
Make a gift to Women’s Medical Center
To make a gift of support for women’s healthcare programs, contact the Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Foundation, call 414-585-4900. Donations have been used to renovate the labor and delivery unit at the Women’s Medical Center and expand community outreach programs.