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Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Intensive Care for Newborns

When babies are born prematurely or with complex medical conditions, they require the highest level of specialized care. Our neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have experienced, skilled and dedicated teams ready to assist you with leading-edge technology and customer service advancements to enhance your overall patient care and experience.

NICUs Across Our Health System

The Newton & Betsy Thomas Family Center for Newborn & Infant Intensive Care at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital

Our newest NICU includes a surgical NICU with 11 beds in 10 private rooms, promoting a family-centered environment. While the unit has expertise in caring for premature infants, by design, the strength of the unit is caring for newborns and infants needing dedicated care by rare pediatric specialists, and neonates with surgical needs. Because the NICU at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital is not incorporated in a delivery center, most babies will arrive via transport. The NICU and PICU work in harmony with the hospital’s emergency department, which is the region’s only 24/7 pediatric ER, as well as our Level II pediatric trauma unit.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital NICU

Our 51-bed NICU provides comprehensive care to premature infants, newborns with medical conditions and newborns who require surgery. Our neonatologists specialize in newborn care and are trained in diagnosing and treating newborn conditions. Specialized programs and services include:

  • Acadiana’s only Level III Surgical NICU
  • Only hospital in the region to provide exclusive human milk diet to very low birthweight infants
  • A variety of respiratory support, including high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide in the NICU
  • Neonatologists and other pediatric specialists, including but not limited to, general surgery, neurosurgery, hematology/oncology, cardiology and gastroenterology
  • The area’s most experienced NICU Transport Team able to safely “bring the NICU to the baby.”
 
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St. Francis Medical Center NICU

We offer Northeast Louisiana’s only Level III NICU with 35 beds. Our NICU team consists of nurses, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatologists, respiratory therapists, case managers and lactation consultants, along with physical and occupational therapists. Our neonatologists specialize in caring for babies with the most complex healthcare needs, including those born prematurely. They coordinate care and monitor babies in the most high-risk situations. NicView allows parents to watch their baby 24/7. 

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St. Dominic Hospital NICU

Our neonatologists in Jackson specialize in caring for babies with the most complex healthcare needs, including those born prematurely. They coordinate care and monitor babies in the most high-risk situations.
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