The NICU at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida
Providing the Highest Level of Care to the Babies Who Need it Most
Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida in Orlando is a Level IV NICU. That means it’s recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics and certified by the State of Florida to provide the highest level of care for the most critically ill and tiniest premature babies. Because we’re one of the top providers of neonatal care in the region, babies come here from other hospitals for treatment.
The NICU is on the third floor of Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida, a state-of-the-art children's hospital that opened in 2012. The unit is equipped with the latest technology and staffed by a team of experts in neonatal care.
The team works with specialists such as pediatric general surgery, pediatric cardiology and maternal-fetal medicine to treat a wide range of clinical conditions, including rare diseases. They use life-saving treatments such as whole-body hypothermia, high-frequency ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, working with the cardiac intensive care unit.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Virtual Tour of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida.
- About Our NICU
- Transport
- Care Team
- Affiliated Hospitals
- A “Safe Sleep” Hospital
Comfort and Support for You and Your Baby
Our NICU offers 18 beds, each in a single-family room. The rooms are designed to be comfortable and convenient for families, with showers, sofa beds, TVs and wireless internet in each room. The rooms can help make it easier for you to bond with your baby, and they encourage healing with features like natural light, warm decor and original artwork.
To help keep track of your baby’s health status, we use a sophisticated monitoring system with a webcam and sound that’s connected to a nurse's station. The nurses can watch your little one’s vital signs and any alarms that may occur round-the-clock, to limit having to make multiple visits to your room. We want you and your baby to get all the healing rest that you need.
One visit you will see is morning rounds. They are designed to be family-centered and include you in the process. They include contributions from physicians, nurses, a pharmacist dedicated to the NICU, a dietician, a social worker and a respiratory therapist.
Other available support services include physical, occupational and speech therapy, and lactation support that features a meal program for breastfeeding moms.
We also offer:
- Activities for siblings, hosted by our Child Life specialists
- A NICU Palliative Care Program to provide comfort and help improve quality of life for babies facing complex and life-limiting conditions
- Quiet zones to relax and relieve stress, including green lawns and beautiful trees on our large campus
- Free on-site parking
A Welcoming Place for Longer Hospital Stays
The Ronald McDonald House at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida provides a safe and affordable home away from home for families.
