Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Giving birth is usually a time for celebration and joy.
But if complications arise, it's comforting to know that this area's highest level of neonatal life-saving technology is available just down the hall from you.
If you have your baby at St. Francis, you have that assurance. St. Francis offers this area's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Before you decide where to have your baby, know the difference a Level III NICU can make.
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22 bed unit |
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40 nurses with 371 years of total experience; average of 9.23 years per nurse |
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15 respiratory therapists with 153 years of experience; average of 10.2 years per therapist |
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Perinatal social worker coordinator |
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Unit-based pharmacist with satellite pharmacy on the floor |
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NICU transport team that is made up of a nurse practitioner, neonatal nurse and a respiratory therapist |
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Since 1984, neonatal transport team has brought almost 1,600 babies from area hospitals to St. Francis NICU |
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Outreach program to outlying hospitals in the northeastern section of the state |
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High-risk pregnancy/childbirth referral center for the entire region |
For more information, call St. Francis Maternity Services at 327-4700. |
