Special Care Nursery - Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
As
expectant parents, you may be in the process of choosing the
hospital where your baby will be born. The availability of a Level
II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) could save precious moments
in the care of your infant. It could even avoid the transferring of
your baby to another facility. Bellevue's Level II Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit is one of only three in northeastern New York
that provides these specialized services for infants over 30 weeks
gestation in need of non-surgical medical intervention and care.
Bellevue's 15 bed NICU/Special Care Nursery features advanced
technology and is staffed by board certified neonatologists who are
available 24 hours a day.
Our neonatologists work in conjunction with pediatricians,
neonatal nurses, lactation consultants, respiratory therapists and
social workers to provide the best care to pre-term and high-risk
newborns. We pay particular attention to every detail, from lighting
and temperature to medical equipment, so that we can provide the
best environment for sick and premature infants. The extra-special
aspect of Bellevue's NICU/Special Care Nursery is the dedicated team
of nurses who attend to the every need of the babies in our care,
day and night.
The NICU/Special Care Nursery is located on the Upper Level of
Bellevue Woman's Center. Parents and siblings are welcome to visit
their baby at almost any time. As an infant's condition improves,
parents are encouraged to touch, hold and feed their baby. At
Bellevue, we want to make the transition of your baby's discharge as
easy as possible. We have a dedicated "Family Room" which allows
parents to spend the night with their baby and care for him or her,
under the guidance of our specially trained nursery staff, prior to
going home.
For further information or to contact our NICU/Special Care
Nursery, please call 518.346.9583.