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Creighton University Medical Center has a highly skilled Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in which the staff can take care of some of the sickest premature and full-term newborn infants. This highly trained team of specialists treats babies for conditions related to premature birth, severe infections, birth defects and lung disorders. Our program is on the cutting edge for high-frequency ventilation for babies with severe lung disease and for treating some of the smallest premature infants.
Creighton University Medical Center's NICU employs a wide variety of pediatric sub-specialists, including:
- Neonatalogists
- Pediatric Cardiologists
- Infectious Disease Specialists
- Surgeons
As well as:
- Neonatalogy Nurse Practitioners
- Neonatal Nurses
- Social Workers
- Lactation specialists
- Pediatric residents
In addition, the hospital offers non-English speaking patients a Spanish interpreter 24 hours a day, as well as a Sudanese interpreter.
An exerienced staff is committed to giving babies the best care possible. New-parent education on feedings, bathing and, if necessary, CPR monitor training, is ongoing throughout a baby's stay -- all in preparation for discharge. The soon-to-be-remodeled facility will further enhance quality patient care, with individual patient care rooms adding to the comfort of family members and a developmentally appropriate environment with low stimuli for premature newborns.
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