Related links:
Our Services at South Bend
Obstetrics
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
The SJRMC Newborn Intensive Care Unit is a 10 bed Level 3 NICU here to provide 24-hour care to newborns with special needs at delivery and beyond. Having a baby with special needs can be very unexpected and difficult. Be assured that your baby is being cared for by an expert team of professionals including a neonatology’s, a neonatal nurse practitioner, and nurses specializing in the care of premature and sick newborns.
- The NICU consists of 10 beds.
- The unit is designed to ensure that all neonates receive the best care and monitoring.
- A neonatologists is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide care.
- Family centered approach with rooming capacities for moms who have been discharged but whose babies remain in NICU.
- Multi-disciplinary team of providers.
Visiting hours
Parents are welcome to stay with their child 24 hours a day except from 7-7:30 am, and 7-7:30 pm. Each family is given two visitor passes, and all visitors must be accompanied by a parent or posses a visitor pass. Please limit visitors to two at a bedside at a time.
Newborn Transport
The HOPE newborn transfer teams is designed to provide at-risk babies transportation from area hospitals to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center—South Bend. During the transport a highly specialized team accompanies the babies as they are transported to a more highly specialized medical setting.
- Provides at-risk babies safe transport from area hospitals to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center.
- Specially designed transportation and expert team.
Special services for family
Parents and family of our babies are always welcome in the NICU. While this is a difficult time for families, our nurses and physicians work to provide emotional support.
Family education
Parent education is an important part of the plan of care. The staff is available to address you questions and concerns. Throughout your baby’s stay, you will learn about basic care techniques, observing and knowing your baby's stress and stability cues, as well as specific information you may need to care for your baby.
Loving care keepsakes
The NICU staff has partnered with Creative Memories to have regular scrap booking events with families and NICU staff. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to share and support one another and create cherished memories of their babies.
NICU Follow-up Clinic
The NICU Follow-up Program assists high-risk NICU graduates coordinating services while working carefully with their primary care physicians. The clinic serves as a safety net during the transition from the intensive care environment to the medical home and community resources.
The follow-up clinic team helps to identity problems at the earliest possible time and creates strategies to maximize recovery.
The team consists of a neonatologist, a nurse practitioner, a registered nurse, a case manager, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a speech therapist, a pediatric dietician and social services. Sub-specialty interfaces will be orchestrated as needed.
Learn more:
Click
here for related health information.
Click
here for related classes and events.
Click
here for related physicians.
