The Division of Neonatology at Children's Memorial Hospital is a nationally
recognized leader in the treatment of critically ill newborn infants. The
hospital's 42-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is designated by the state
of Illinois as a Level III nursery, which means we can provide infants with the
type of highly specialized care unavailable at many other area hospitals.
Our NICU cares for patients that other hospitals are unable to treat
Nearly 500 critically ill newborn infants are admitted each year to the unit,
many of them from other nurseries that also carry the same Level III
designation. In fact, in fiscal year 2004, 48 percent of NICU transports to
Children's Memorial were from other Level III nurseries.
The infants are transferred to the Children's Memorial NICU because our
physicians and facilities allow us to provide every possible therapeutic option.
(This Virtual Tour takes you
into the one of the rooms within the unit.)