https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 17:27:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614743 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:11:44 +0000 mrsmacandcheese 614743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital is maaaaaybe a 7-minute drive from our house, if we were stuck behind someone slow? But the next hospital, which is the one you go to if you have ANY problem other than something basic, is a 5-hour drive. Most people are medevaced there by plane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614608 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:43:09 +0000 Sweet T 614608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hospital where I had DS was 25 minutes away. The hospital here is 40 minutes away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614561 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:34:40 +0000 sorrycharlie 614561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614222 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:16:02 +0000 ninja 614222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was 10 minutes away, but we ended up with an induction, so it didn't really matter how close it was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614192 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:04:57 +0000 Arden 614192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My birth center is 45 minutes on a good day, an hour realistically. I'm not worried about it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614190 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:04:29 +0000 Bookish 614190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Haha good luck! I didn't realize I couldn't go to any hospital I wanted. Duhr. At least, like I said, the far away one is right by the ILs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614161 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:53:54 +0000 Boheme 614161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hospital I wanted to deliver at is about 1 hour away... Mr Grizz is more comfortable with the one that is 30 minutes away though, so we chose it. If there was an emergency, we have one about 10 minutes away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614103 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:35:45 +0000 Dandelion 614103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My birth center is about 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic. There's also 2 hospitals within 45 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614100 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:33:39 +0000 meganmp 614100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes without traffic, 45 with the worst traffic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614095 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:32:59 +0000 BlueWolverine 614095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 minutes. I was so happy that it would be a short ride while I was in labor, but I ended up being induced, so I never realized that benefit. It was nice that DH could easily come home to get things and take a quick shower. Made the ride home nice as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-614040 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:16:34 +0000 MRSMATHY 614040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is 40 minutes w/o traffic!</p> <p>We have an HMO and it is the only Kaiser hospital in San Diego. TECHNICALLY, we could go to an out of network hospital that has one Kaiser OBGYN on staff, but it's still about 30 minutes away, and my OBGYN specifically suggestedm against it because that hospital doesn't have the NICU like there's does... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613915 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:38:10 +0000 Modern Daisy 613915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is actually on the opposite side of the city in what I consider the most congested part of town. So on a good day it could take 20 minutes in a cab and on a bad day over an hour! </p> <p>It's also a 20 minute walk from the closest subway, so it's not like that is even an option. The best scenario would be for me to go into labor while at work since I would already be pretty close. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613906 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:35:16 +0000 mediagirl 613906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The closest took us 12 minutes to get to with no traffic. Thank God, I went into labor before rush hour on Monday. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613895 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:32:46 +0000 allison 613895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's one 15 minutes away, and one about 30 minutes away, but I chose to give birth in one that's an hour away. I also drive an hour to the pediatrician/OB. Because I like to make my life difficult. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613880 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:26:26 +0000 MrsTiz 613880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: lol! That's the purpose of this thread, so I know which hospital to chose! :)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613839 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:14:39 +0000 hilsy85 613839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours would normally take 30 minutes to get to, but when I went into labor it took an hour and 15 minutes! There was so much traffic--it was the worst car ride of my life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613828 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:09:18 +0000 cascademom 613828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Prentice Women's Hospital </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613822 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:07:51 +0000 photojane 613822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is one 5 minutes down the road, but I preferred my hospital which was 20-30 minutes away depending on traffic. It was worth the drive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613820 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:07:42 +0000 Chillybear 613820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i could walk there in about 15 minutes.... its down the street from our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613815 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:05:28 +0000 Mrs. J 613815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours will be about 20-30 minutes away (although there is one in my town but my practice isn't there!)</p> <p>@cascademom: Which Chicago hospital? I was born at St. Joseph's in the city :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613811 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:04:11 +0000 lemondrop 613811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 looooong minutes once labor started! I was so thankful we didn't have traffic or construction because the minute my butt hit that car seat, contractions became horrible. I hadn't noticed much before that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613798 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:01:56 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 613798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live near a major city, so there a ton of hospitals within a half hour drive or so (including one less than ten minutes away). Because I like to make my life difficult though, I chose one that is over an hour away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613794 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:00:50 +0000 Ash 613794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 2 about 20 minutes away and another 2 about 70 minutes away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613790 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:00:02 +0000 GrapeCrush 613790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have 4 that are around us that have L&amp;D and all are about 15-30 mins from my house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613753 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:51:39 +0000 Alivoo01 613753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>about 20 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613728 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:44:54 +0000 blackbird 613728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613725 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:44:02 +0000 Bookish 613725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The one I am 'assigned' to is about 20-30 mins away. There is one that is literally 5 mins from my house but noooo I wasn't smart enough to pick a doctor that is at that one! lol! The nice thing is it is across the street from my SIL &amp; BIL, so they will be right there! And maybe we can use their house as a staging area for guests LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613694 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:37:18 +0000 anbanan15 613694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a hospital under 5 minutes, but it is not where I did or would give birth. The hospital DS was born at is about 20 minutes away without traffic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613688 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:35:50 +0000 MrsRcCar 613688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was 15-20 minutes away as long as it wasn't rush hour. I went to the hospital after the morning rush. Thank goodness DS didn't show up on game day Saturday like his due date predicted. I would have been in traffic forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-hospital#post-613686 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:35:48 +0000 Bao 613686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are 2 about 15 minutes away, and one about...30 minutes away. </p>