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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Kadlec is home to the region's only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, treating high-risk newborns who need specialized care.

The NICU accommodates up to 12 babies, plus houses advanced medical equipment used to treat these young patients. The unit includes a parent room for quiet time and consultations with physicians.

The unit is designed to ensure babies get the highest quality care possible. Each isolette has its own lighting controls, rooms have been soundproofed to assure a quiet environment, plus much of the equipment is the most sophisticated on the market.

Our NICU also includes a twin isolette, especially designed to keep the twins together. Studies show that keeping twins together provides some important benefits including faster growth and release from the NICU more quickly.

Other NICU facts:

Opened in 1982.

Baby weight range: 1½ to 12 pounds.

Average length of stay ranges from a few hours to more than 3 months.

Kangaroo Care National Research Site: A study to determine the benefit of skin-to-skin contact between premature babies and parents.

Neonatologist Dr. Anthony Hadeed joined Kadlec NICU in 1988. Neonatologist Dr. Miriam Zaragoza joined Kadlec NICU in 1992.

Two neonatal nurse practitioners.

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For more information, call our NICU at (509) 942-2644.