Administrative Perinatal Center

Services include:

• Administration and implementation of IDPH Perinatal Health Care Programs
• Educational opportunities for nurses, physicians, and perinatal health care professionals
• A team of professionals that assist in reviewing complex maternal and neonatal cases for the purpose of quality improvement and education
• A center of communication between IDPH and the network hospitals
• 24/7 transport services for high-risk maternal and infant care
• Individualized inpatient and outpatient consultation services
• Neonatal high risk follow-up clinic

Level III Women’s Health and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

A Level III provides comprehensive care for women experiencing complicated, high-risk pregnancies, as well as specialized care for critically ill and premature newborns, with resources for advanced respiratory support, specialized feeding, and other complex medical interventions. Level IIIs function as a resource to network hospitals and accepts transfers of maternal and neonatal patients from in- and out-of-network physician referrals.

Loyola University Medical Center 
Women's Health Manager
708-216-5381

Loyola University Medical Center 
NICU Manager
708-216-8253

Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center also provides Level III perinatal care within the network:

Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center
Women and Children's Manager
224-299-8104

Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center
NICU Manager
224-299-6809

Level II: Intermediate Maternity and Newborn Hospitals

Level II hospitals care for maternal patients with selected obstetric complications that present after 32 weeks gestation. A level II nursery is capable of caring for premature infants at 32 or more week's gestation and/or those with a birthweight greater than 1500 grams who are otherwise well. These hospitals offer specialized newborn care, including feeding support and respiratory assistance, but are not equipped for the highest level of critical care.

MacNeal Hospital 
Manager
708-783-7803

Morris Hospital
Manager
815-705-7315

Prime Resurrection Medical Center
Family Birthplace
773-990-5087

Level 0: No Maternity or Newborn Services

Level 0 (or “non-delivering”) hospitals do not offer maternity or newborn services but have emergency perinatal services available. These hospitals are part of perinatal networks and work with higher-level birthing facilities to provide comprehensive care for pregnant women and newborns and often serve as transfer locations for women and infants needing specialized care. The Loyola APC has three Level 0 hospitals in its network:

• Community First Medical Center
• Loretto Hospital
• Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
• Ascension Alexian Brothers Medical Center
   

Loyola Administrative Perinatal Center Educational Programs

Loyola Administrative Perinatal Newsletters

• July 2025

• IDPH Perinatal Code
• Illinois Doc Assist
• HIV Pregnancy Hotline
• Illinois Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Report
• The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code: Perinatal Health Care Code
• Postpartum Support International
• NAMI Chicago
• Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC)
• A Parent's Guide to Preventing SID
• AWHONN- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses - AWHONN
• Home Page - NANN
• Academy of Neonatal Nursing

Loyola Administrative Perinatal Center

Ann K. Lal, MD
MFM Medical Director
Co-Director, Loyola Regional Perinatal Center

Sachin Amin, MD, MBA, FAAP
NICU Medical Director
Co-Director, Loyola Regional Perinatal Center

Roma Allen, MSNed., DNP, RNC-OB
Perinatal Center Administrator
Roma.Allen@luhs.org

Stephanie Loiacono, BSN, MS, RNC-OB, CBC
OB Outreach Educator
Stephanie.Loiacono@luhs.org

Lisa Festle, MSN, RNC-NIC, APRN/CNS
Neonatal Outreach Educator
lfestle@lumc.edu

Olivia R. Baldwin
Perinatal Center Administrative Assistant
OliviaR.Baldwin@luhs.org

TRANSPORT HOTLINE

Maternal & Neonatal: 1-855-456-9652