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FULL CIRCLE OF CARE:
DRISCOLL ANNOUNCES NEW WOMEN’S CENTER SPECIALIZING IN
OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL CARE

Driscoll Children’s Hospital now caring for women and babies - before and
after deliver – with new OB/GYN services in conjunction with
Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, genetics counseling, and breastfeeding support.

(Corpus Christi, TX) Driscoll Children’s Hospital is proud to announce the opening of Driscoll Women’s Center, a full-time clinic offering obstetrical care for expectant mothers specializing in normal and high-risk pregnancies, prenatal care, contraception and family planning, well-women care, menopause, gynecological surgery, as well as gynecological care for women of all ages. Owned and operated by the hospital, the center’s obstetricians and gynecologists will work in close concert with Driscoll pediatric specialists such as neonatologists, geneticists, and lactation consultants due to provide a complete circle of care.

“With the opening of the new facility, Driscoll will continue to better serve the community,” says Rick Merrill, C.E.O. and President of Driscoll Children’s Hospital. “The Women’s Center will allow Driscoll Children’s Hospital to offer a more comprehensive range of services to mothers and children – before and after delivery. We certainly hope that all South Texas babies will be born healthy, but if they need specialized pediatric healthcare, the center can help moms and babies make a seamless transition.”

Six board-certified community obstetricians and gynecologists and numerous medical support professionals have joined Driscoll Children’s Hospital and Driscoll Women’s Center including (alpha order):

	Dina Eftimescu, M.D., F.R.C.P.S.C. Dr. Eftimescu graduated from the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy from the University of Bucharest - Facility of Medicine in Bucharest, Romania and completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at McMasteer University Medical Center at Hamilton Ontario, Canada. She also completed additional postgraduate courses in advanced laparoscopic surgery, advanced colposcopy, microscopical surgery, endometrial ablation, infertility, plastic surgery and urogynecologic studies. She is a member of the Nueces Medical Association and Texas Medical Association.
	Roberto Espada, M.D. , F.A.C.O.G. Dr. Espada graduated from the University Real and Pontifica of San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisoca in Sucre, Bolivia, and complete two years of internal medicine residency at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. He completed his obstetric, gynecology and reproductive science residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington D.C. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
	Ira Murphy, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Dr. Murphy graduated from the Dr. V.M. Medical College in Solapur, India with a graduate degree in medicine (M.B.B.S.) as well as a post graduate degree in medicine. In addition, she completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency and was Chief Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology both at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. Prior to joining Driscoll, Dr. Murphy was an obstetrician and gynecologist at Kauai Medical Clinic in Lihue, Hawaii. She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
	Sanjay Ramchandani, M.D. Dr. Ramchandani graduated from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. He completed his obstetrics and gynecology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he received several awards for excellence in teaching and research. He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Driscoll Women’s Center is serving the Corpus Christi community in three locations including the Southside at Spohn South Health Plaza at 5920 Saratoga Blvd., Suite #110. All offices are now accepting new patients with a variety of health plans.

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