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or the Saffles family of Indian Trail, having care close to home at Atrium Health Union West was an unexpected and lifesaving gift. Pregnant with her second child, Cheryl Saffles and her husband, Jon, had planned on delivering at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, where Cheryl had received prenatal care from the team at Eastover OB-GYN. But baby Saffles had other plans. Cheryl awoke early in the morning on March 15 with contractions. Within an hour, the nurse from Cheryl’s OB-GYN told her to make her way to the hospital. “We still planned on going to CMC when we left the house, but we realized on the way that we weren’t going to make it,” Cheryl said. Cheryl and Jon decided to make an emergency stop at Atrium Health Union West. Located just off U.S. Highway 74, and only 10 minutes from Jon and Cheryl’s house in Indian Trail, the Saffles say the new Matthews hospital was the perfect haven. As soon as Cheryl and Jon arrived, the team with Atrium Health Women’s Care Creek Pointe OB-GYN jumped into action to safely deliver baby Saffles.
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