How to Find On-Campus Lactation Space
Schools and Centers are responsible for ensuring that faculty and staff have access to appropriate space for lactation responsibilities when they return to work after having a baby. Information about dedicated lactation spaces on campus are listed below. If your school/center isn’t listed here, contact Human Resources for more information.Penn Campus and HUP
Download a list of Penn Medicine Lactation Spaces, including off-campus locations.| Building | Street Address | Room | Access* | Equipment (chair included in all rooms) | Building Contact |
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| 3535 Market Street Building | 3535 Market Street | Room 3067 | 8:00am-6:00pm; available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, sink, tabletop, window | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| 3930 Chestnut Street | 3930 Chestnut Street | 6th Floor | Business hours; available to faculty, staff, and students with ID access | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Anatomy/Chemistry Building | 3620 Hamilton Walk | Room 102A | 7am-8:30pm; available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, sink, tabletop, window | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Biomedical Research Building II/III | 421 Curie Boulevard | Rooms 1211, 1417 and 1450A | 7am-8:30pm; available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump (1417 and 1450A), sink, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Blockley Hall | 423 Guardian Drive | Room 424 | Available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (35 Pump Rooms) | Room locations | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a first-come-first-served basis; no keys or sign-up required | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, chair, sink, tabletop, breast milk storage bottles and labels | Breastfeeding and Lactation Program, 215-590-4442 | |
| Clinical Research Building | 415 Curie Boulevard | Room 102 | Business hours; available to faculty and staff with ID access; Download the Mamava App to unlock the lactation pod | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Colket Translational Research Building | 3501 Civic Center Boulevard | Rooms 2015, 10035A, 2 Mamava lactation pod on Floors 2 and 11 | Business hours; available to faculty and staff with ID access | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, sink, tabletop, refrigerator | Diane Spatz, 215-898-8100, wellnessbenefits@email.chop.edu |
| Evans Building, Dental School | 240 S. 40th Street | Lower Level, Room LL09 | 7am-7pm; Penn Dental faculty, staff, and students; Access Code can be received at Security Desk in the Schattner Center with valid Penn | Features two private nursing areas each with a hook, mirror, table, and a power outlet for plugging in a breast pump. The space also has a refrigerator and one Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump available for use. | Melanie Sposa, msposa@upenn.edu |
| Fagin Hall, School of Nursing | 418 Curie Boulevard | Room 4008 and 4009 on 4U | 7am-5pm; Nursing School faculty, staff, and students. There is an adjacent room for Nursing School faculty, staff, and students only. Access to the room is 24 hours with a valid Penncard. | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | Karen Keith-Ford, 215-573-6022, kkford@nursing.upenn.edu |
| Family Resource Center | 3615 Locust Walk | One Room, Lower Level | Limited Hours: | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, gliders, mini fridge, sink, family restrooms | Jessica Bolker familycenter@upenn.edu |
| Golkin Hall, Penn Law | 3501 Sansom Street | Assigned upon request | PennCard access only for Penn Law faculty, staff, and students | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | Jo-Ann Verrier, Vice Dean, Administrative Services, jverrier@law.upenn.edu |
| Graduate School of Education | 3700 Walnut Street | Room 227A | PennCard access only for GSE faculty, staff, and students | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, window, tabletop | Donna Cai, Senior Building Administrator, 215-573-4465, wendonna@upenn.edu |
| Houston Hall | 3417 Spruce Street | Room 107 (1st Floor) | 7am - 6pm (Mon - Fri , Summer hours) | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop, glider | Houston Hall Information Desk, 215-898-4636 |
| Irvine Auditorium | 3401 Spruce Street | G35, Ground Floor | 8:30am-11pm; available to faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop, glider | Houston Hall Information Desk, 215-898-4636 |
| Johnson Pavilion | 3610 Hamilton Walk | Room 208 | Business hours; available to faculty and staff with ID access | Tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Jon M. Huntsman Hall | 3730 Walnut Street | G29 (4 rooms) | Fall and Spring: 7am-2am Summer: 7am - 10pm Holiday hours: TBD PennCard access by request for Wharton faculty, staff and students (72 hours) | 4 Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pumps, sink, tabletop, reclining chair with ottoman, TV, access to refrigeration (G29C) | Students: Contact your respective student life office. Faculty and staff: operations@wharton.upenn.edu |
| Left Bank, Facilities and Real Estate Services | 3101 Walnut Street | Room 26 | M-F: 8am-5pm; primarily for FRES staff and departments located on the lower level of the Left Bank Building | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop, sink | Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture, 215-898-5706, ankru@upenn.edu |
| Stephen A. Levin Building | 425 S. University Avenue | Room 230 | Available to faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard. Priority is given to occupants of Levin, Leidy, Goddard and Lynch buildings. Door code is required. | Sink, refrigerator, countertop, and comfortable chair | John Robinson, Building Manager, 215-746-2699, jwr98@sas.upenn.edu |
| McNeil Building, School of Arts & Sciences | 37th and Locust Walk | 2nd Floor | M-F: 7am-8:30pm; available to faculty, staff, and students with PennCard or key passcode | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, sink, tabletop | Janae Boone, 215-898-8226, janaeb@sas.upenn.edu Lucy Smith, lusmith@sas.upenn.edu |
| Meyerson Hall, School of Design | 210 S. 34th Street | PennCard access only (key signed out, see G29) | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop, lounge chair | Operations & Planning Office, Room G29, 215-898-8322, pdfac@design.upenn.edu | |
| Nursing Renewal Center | 3400 Spurce Street, 2nd floor Donner | M-F: available to faculty, staff, and students with PennCard | 3 Medela Hospital Grade Breast Pumps, refrigerator, microwave, infusion chairs, supplies, nearby kitchenette with sink | Contact the center at 215-662-2471 | |
| Penn Museum | 3260 South Street | First Aid Room | 10:00am-5:00pm; available to all with a key | Sink in conjoining bathroom | Visitor Services: 215-898-4001 |
| Penn Women's Center | 3643 Locust Walk | 1st Floor, next to the kitchen | 9:30am-5:30pm; available to all. First time users are asked to fill out a form located on the door of the lactation space. | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, small refrigerator to store milk; free pump kit; changing tables; children's books; small library of books about parenting. | Hitomi Yoshida, hyoshida@upenn.edu |
| Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics | 133 South 36th Street | Room 0L1, Lower level | Available to faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard. Priority is given to occupants of the Perelman Center of Political Science and Economics. Door code is required. | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, sink, refrigerator, countertop, small side table, and comfortable chair. | Mary Nixon, Administrator, 267-887-0379 mnixon@sas.upenn.edu or Janae Boone, 215-898-8226, janaeb@sas.upenn.edu |
| Perelman Center-South Tower | 3400 Civic Center Boulevard | Room 165 Floors 10-12; Room 162 Floor 14 | Business hours; available to faculty and staff with ID access | 2 Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Pumps in each room, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Richards Medical Research Laboratories | 3700 Locust Walk | C316 | Available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard or black key | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Robert Schattner Center, Dental School | 240 S. 40th Street | Mamava Pod, Second Floor, Outside main patient waiting area | 7am-7pm; Penn Dental Patients and Visitors; Access Code can be received at Security Desk in the Schattner Center OR via the Mamava app (free for iOS and Android). The app unlocks the pod via Bluetooth technology and once a mother is inside and locks the dead bolt, the pod registers as “in use” on the app | Tabletop, refrigerator | Melanie Sposa, Director of Human Resources, msposa@upenn.edu |
| Rosenthal Building, Veterinary School | 3800 Spruce Street | Room 227e | 9am-5pm with PennCard; available to faculty, staff, and students with key | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump | Kim Kopple, Director of Planning, Design and Construction, 215-898-4228, kkopple@vet.upenn.edu |
| Silverstein Building | 3400 Spruce Street | 8th floor | Business hours; available to staff with key | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pumps, tabletop, refrigerator available on the Silverstein 8 maternity ward | Security at 215-662-7215 for entry |
| Smilow Translational Research Center | 3400 Civic Center Boulevard | Room 145 on floors 8-12 | Business hours; available to faculty and staff | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Stemmler Hall, Perelman School of Medicine | 3450 Hamilton Walk | 184 and 484 | 7am-8:30pm; available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Sink, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000 |
| Translational Research Laboratory | 125 S. 31st Street | 205B | Available to School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students with a PennCard | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | Paula DeFusco, 215-222-6300 |
| Towne Building, School of Engineering | 220 S. 33rd Street | Room 314A | Available to the University community and University visitors. Access can be obtained by emailing eos@seas.upenn.edu for code. | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, small table, sink | Engineering Operational Services, 215-898-5598 |
| University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) | see Penn Medicine Lactation Space List for addresses | see Penn Medicine Lactation Space List for room names and numbers | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a first-come-first-served basis; no keys or sign-up required | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop | PSOM Facilities, 215-898-8000, eos@seas.upenn.edu |
| Van Pelt Library | 3420 Walnut Street | Ground Floor | Available to Library staff only | Tabletop, refrigerator | Tom Bruno, 215-898-0701 or tombruno@upenn.edu |
| Van Pelt Library | 3420 Walnut Street | 5th Floor, Room 507.2 | Available during hours the building is open: Library Hours | Medela Symphony Hospital Grade Breast Pump, tabletop, refrigerator | VPDLC Facilities: (215) 898-7555 |
*Accommodations for other members of the Penn community, if space is available.
September 4, 2024We remain committed to supporting the health and well-being of our employees. In consultation with Penn EHRS, the following practices are recommended for lactation spaces. The guidelines outlined below are consistent with the CDC recommendations for other spaces on campus such as kitchenettes and small conference rooms.
| Actions | Responsible |
|---|---|
| Physical location | |
| • Implement a schedule: white board, Shared Google Calendar, Shared MS Outlook Calendar (most have this established already) o Rooms should be vacated for 20-25 minutes between users to ensure air exchanged is refreshed o Allows user to know when the room was last used | School/Center Building Administrator/Primary Lactation Space Contact |
| Maintaining designated room | |
| • Leave doors open is preferable (many are locked/pin code required) | All-User, Facilities and Real Estate Services and School/Center Building Administrator/Primary Lactation Space Contact |
| • Add card/instructions to the hospital grade pump that reminds the user to disinfect before and after use | School/Center Building Administrator/Primary Lactation Space Contact |
| • Provide dedicated wipe dispenser for all spaces. *Business administrators can contact EHRS to request disinfectant wipes, ehrs@ehrs.upenn.edu | School/Center Building Administrator/Primary Lactation Space Contact |
| • Post signage in all rooms to indicate guidelines and protocols | School/Center Building Administrator/Primary Lactation Space Contact |
| • Wear a mask in spaces since they are sequentially shared spaces | User |
| • Practice proper personal hygiene | User |
| • Sanitize all surfaces before and after use | User |
| • Keep at least 6 feet distance | User |
| • Regular housekeeping/cleaning (varies greatly for all rooms) | Facilities and Real Estate Services |