The Elrod OB/GYN Center
Having a baby is a special gift of life and a gift of love. At Southeast Missouri Hospital's Dennis B. Elrod Obstetrics and Gynecology Center, we've wrapped 75 years of experience into the region's recognized center for maternity care.


For generations, we've been trusted to be an important part of very precious beginnings for families throughout the heartland.

Before birth, from that exciting moment when expectant parents get baby's first "photo" in Southeast's Ultrasound Department ...

Ultrasound technician

Baby holding parent's hand

... To delivery, when baby's tiny finger first curls around the hand that will hold him dear forever, to the first weeks at home, Southeast's experienced and caring staff is there to provide the best possible care for moms and babies. 

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experience of our OB staff.


The Elrod Center includes 15 birthing LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum) rooms, each comfortably furnished, including a new Registration check-in area.


Take a look at our LDRP rooms

New Registration Check-in

And because those first days after a baby's birth are a time of special bonding for families, mothers are welcome to keep their babies in bassinets right beside the bed. C-sections also take place in the OB Department. In a Nursery that represents a new generation of care are a Neonatal Special Care Nursery for babies who need extra attention to get a strong start in life, and border, newborn and well-baby nurseries. 


Childhood Preparation Classes

Building Blocks 

Mother-Baby Home Visits

We welcome babies in special ways

When newborns require extra care

Nurseries named for late Jesse Ramsey, DO

Families praise care received at Southeast

Class for Siblings

'Born to Read' Program

The Parent Adventure

History of 72,000 deliveries

Breastfeeding Support

SHARE can help when baby dies

Birthing Center carries Dr. Elrod's name