Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
We provide the highest level of care in a warm and nurturing environment to infants who are in distress at birth, require close observation, and those transferred from other facilities for treatment of neonatal diseases.
Our 21-bed Level IIIB Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides the highest level of care in a warm and nurturing environment to infants who are in distress at birth or are critically ill. We are located within the Birth Center and staffed around the clock and, therefore, available to delivering mothers at a moment's notice.
The NICU is staffed by a comprehensive team of specialists that includes:
- Neonatologists
- Neonatal nurse practitioners
- Neonatal nurses
- Pediatric Nutritionist
- Pharmacists
- Public Health nurse
- Respiratory therapists
- Social workers
Our unit offers advanced respiratory support for babies with breathing difficulties, including high frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide. We provide cardiac and respiratory monitoring equipment as well as laboratory and imaging facilities such as X-ray, CT, and MRI. We have a lactation consultant and an occupational therapist who work with families for success in their infant's growth and development. We also have a social worker whose sole responsibility is to help our NICU families, and we provide spiritual care by request.
After graduating from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), newborns need special follow-up to monitor development and to make sure babies become and stay healthy, so they are seen at our Newborn Intensive Care Unit Follow-Up Clinic.
Surgical facilities are provided by the Pediatric Surgical Group from the University of Minnesota. Pediatric subspecialty care is provided by physicians from Hennepin Healthcare, the University of Minnesota and Children's Minnesota - Minneapolis Campus.
We are the recipient of generous donations from the Radke Twins Funds.
Some of our NICU graduates...
