Inland Valley Medical Center Moves OB/GYN Staff To Murrieta Facility

Women who have traditionally utilized Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar for their obstetric and gynecological health care are being directed to visit Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta.

Southwest Healthcare System, operator of both facilities, announced today that it's moving its women’s services to the Murrieta location's newly expanded Women's Center.

“Consolidation of women’s services places all OB personnel at one location that is designed to improve the patient experience,” according to a Dec. 9 Southwest Healthcare System news release.

“We are excited about combining both women’s services at one central location,” said Darleen Vlahovic, director of women’s services at Southwest Healthcare System. “By doing this, we bring together our entire nursing staff that specializes in OB at one centralized facility.”

According to the Dec. 9 news release, the Women’s Center at the Rancho Springs facility features 24 postpartum rooms, 17 private labor and delivery suites, two triage areas, a post anesthesia care unit, and two cesarean section operating rooms.

Southwest Healthcare's Brian Connors, director of marketing, said women who require emergency obstetric and gynecological care will still be accommodated at Inland Valley Medical Center.

"Our emergency department is prepared," he said. "No one will be left out in the cold."

Rancho Springs Medical Center is located at 25500 Medical Center Drive in Murrieta. The direct line to the hospital is 951-696-6000.