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.