| Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU) Specially trained physicians, nurses
and staff care for infants of all gestational ages and sizes
with serious health conditions in our 20-bed Level III NICU.
Services
- Neonatology consultation relating to neonatal medical
care, referral or transport needs.
- Rapid response transport team with specialized team training
in evaluation, stabilization and transport of infants. Both
helicopter and ground ambulance are equipped with comprehensive
monitoring, ventilator support and transport isolette systems
to meet the needs of critically ill infants.
- 24-hour neonatology coverage.
- The NICU offers a multi-disciplinary approach that includes
a physician, nurse practitioner, case manager, social worker,
dietitian, developmental specialist, lactation consultant,
respiratory therapist and a family support specialist.
- Advanced technology within a patient and family-centered
care framework. Parents are welcome 24 hours a day.
- Neuro Developmental Clinic for all high-risk NICU graduates,
newborns and other children with developmental concerns.
This outpatient, post-discharge clinic allows for continued
evaluation of children. It ensures that interventional therapies
are started early to optimize each child’s potential.
- The Infant Apnea program evaluates and treats infants
at risk for, or who have experienced, apnea
and/or bradycardia.
- Quality practices and outcomes as compared to other members
of the internationally renowned Vermont Oxford Network.
- Partnership with our Perinatology Clinic and Family Birthing
Center, both experienced in high-risk obstetrical care.
- Case managers and child life specialist supporting families
through their hospital experience.
- The first March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program site
in Minnesota.
The program addresses the needs of families of premature or critically ill newborns throughout their hospital stay, during the transition from NICU to home, and in the event of a child’s death. This project is funded by the March of Dimes and CentraCare Health Foundation.
Contact Us
1406 Sixth Ave. N.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 255-5746 |