Expert Neonatal Care You Can Trust
Most babies are born healthy and full-term. But when a baby is born prematurely or has a medical condition that requires advanced care, St. Joseph’s Health is ready to provide exceptional, lifesaving care with a Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for special newborn care. Our NICU cares for close to 1,050 critically ill infants each year.
Advanced Neonatal Care
Babies in the NICU require specialized medical and nursing care. The NICU at St. Joseph’s Health, part of St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, is Level III Regional Perinatal Center as designated by the New Jersey Department of Health. This designation recognizes our expertise in delivering the highest level of prenatal and newborn care for high-risk mothers and acutely ill newborns.
St. Joseph’s Health delivers state-of-the-art care in a warm, quiet, protected place where babies can heal, eat, sleep, and grow. Our 30-bed NICU and 20 Intermediate Nursery bed is a sophisticated intensive care unit, equipped with the latest tools and technologies to improve the outcomes of the sickest and most fragile infants. We have the expertise to care for premature infants and infants with a wide range of conditions including low birth weight, respiratory distress, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital abnormalities, and other conditions that may require surgery.
Our board-certified neonatologists have extensive training to provide advanced neonatal intensive care. Our neonatal nurses, who constantly monitor vital signs and work tirelessly to ensure newborns are calm, comfortable, and soothed, also have expert training to meet the needs of critically ill newborns. Pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists are readily available for consultation and treatment.
In addition to the expert medical team, we have a comprehensive team of supporting specialists, including:
- Respiratory therapists who help with breathing concerns
- Occupational or physical therapists who focus on the developmental needs of babies in the NICU
- Specially trained dietitians and feeding specialists who perform nutrition assessments and develop dietary plans
- Pediatric-focused pharmacists who offer specialized medication management for neonates
Members of the care team meet throughout the day to discuss your baby’s progress and ensure the best management and care.
Conditions We Treat
There are many reasons why a child may need NICU care. They may have been diagnosed with any of the following medical conditions requiring an advanced level of monitoring and or intervention:
- Prematurity
- Respiratory distress
- Transient Tachypnea of the newborn
- Anoxic brain injury
- Complications associated with meconium aspiration
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Infectious processes
- Neural tube defects
- Congenital anomalies
Contact Us
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
703 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
973-754-3360
