Intensive care for premature or critically ill newborns.
ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital is a part of the Vermont Oxford Network, the Neonatal Network and the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina, all networks focused on improving the quality of care provided to neonates.
With 71 beds, our multi-level NICU is staffed with a team of health care professionals who are experts in caring for critically ill or premature newborns. Board-certified neonatologists, advanced practice practitioners, and specially trained nurses provide expertise, compassion and support to help achieve the best possible outcomes for your newborn, you and your family.
Additional services and resources available during your baby’s inpatient stay include access to lactation services, allied health professionals, case management/social work and an in-hospital Ronald McDonald House.
Visitor Information
To protect the health, safety and security of our tiniest patients, visitors will need to follow these visitor guidelines.
- Check in at the Reception Reef and present photo ID to obtain a valid visitor badge before arriving at the NICU front desk. Upon arrival to the NICU, visitors must visibly display their valid visitor badge prior to each visit and while in the unit. Sign-in is required once daily, but please check-in at the front desk when re-entering the unit.
- Complete a brief health screening.
- Remove jewelry below the elbows, except plain wedding bands, and wash your hands up to your elbows with soap for one full minute before entering the unit.
- Encourage siblings younger than 12 to visit between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Child Life specialists are available to help siblings adjust to this new family situation.
- During winter months, visitation is restricted further to help protect babies from dangerous viruses.
- Limit the number of family or friends at the bedside to two people.
Additional Specialties
To enhance and support the clinical care provided in the NICU, Maynard Children’s Hospital offers other specialized services designed for the benefit of our tiniest patients.
Ongoing Care
Our neonatal follow-up clinic provides comprehensive and ongoing services to babies with complex medical issues after they are discharged from our NICU and until they are 18 to 22 months.
NICView cameras
Maynard Children’s Hospital recognizes how stressful it can be for NICU families to leave their babies at the hospital when needing to return to home or work. NICView cameras provide parents a peace of mind while away from their baby with the ability to view their baby 24/7 from any mobile device. I think this sentence needs to be reworded too – We are extremely thankful to Children’s Miracle Network which helps support having a NICView camera at each NICU bedside.
Research
With clinicians who are faculty members at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, we strive to stay at the forefront of newborn critical care medicine by engaging in various research initiatives and protocols to improve care. Visit ECU Physicians’ site for more information.
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