Extra-special care for extra-special newborns

Some newborns need extra special care during the first hours, days or weeks of life. For these babies, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville has created a dedicated unit called the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU. It is adjacent to the Labor and Delivery Suites, and close to mom and family.

The unit is equipped with the latest technologies, found in any major metropolitan hospital, including 38 medical bassinets. So for you and your neighbors here in Pennsylvania, we stand prepared every day to care for babies who need intensive care.

Why do babies stay in our NICU?

• Infection
• Heart disease
• Surgical conditions
• Lung disease

Your newborn’s medical team

With over two-dozen specialists and sub-specialists on your team, we’ve got your baby covered right from birth. Your baby’s NICU team is on staff 24 hours a day to provide loving, experienced care and treatment. The team includes:

• Neonatologists
• Neonatal nurse practitioners and physicians assistants
• Neonatal nurses
• Respiratory therapists
• Surgeons and other pediatric medical and surgical specialists

Whether you’ve delivered your baby here or at another hospital, you know that your baby — and you — will receive expert attention from an experienced staff.