Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Sometimes our youngest and tiniest patients need a big helping hand from highly trained specialists and from medical technology designed especially for neonates (newborns).
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a state-designated Level III facility staffed by specialists in the Children's Memorial at CDH pediatric program. The 23-bed unit uses state-of-the-art technology and treatments, ensuring a high level of care for newborns with medical challenges. The NICU features all private rooms where parents can bond with their baby. Each room has controls for lighting, temperature and music, allowing families to create a more personal space within an intensive care environment. For your child's safety, the NICU is locked and secured at all times.
Specialized Services for our Tiniest Patients
The neonatologists from the Children's Memorial at CDH pediatric program and nurse specialists of the NICU provide 24-hour onsite care of neonates with a full range of medical and surgical concerns including:
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Congenital anomalies such as heart malformation
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Disorders of the lung and gastrointestinal systems
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Low-birth weight (under 2,500 grams)
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Medical complications of the neonate such as infection, slow transition and poor feeding
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Premature birth (less than 37 weeks gestation)
The NICU Team
If your newborn is transferred to the NICU, you can be assured that he or she will receive care from a team of physicians, nurses and other health professionals with advanced expertise in the intensive care treatment of neonates. The multidisciplinary team in the NICU includes:
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Children's Memorial specialists board-certified in neonatology, maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics
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Additional Children's Memorial specialists including pediatric cardiologists, pediatric surgeons, pediatric neurologists, pediatric orthopedic surgeons, pediatric urologists, pediatric nephrologists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatric otolaryngologists and others as needed
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Children's Memorial neonatal nurse practitioners
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CDH registered nurses trained in neonatal care
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CDH respiratory, physical, occupational and speech therapists
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CDH lactation consultants, social workers and discharge planners
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Child life specialists
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Neonatal dietitian
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Neonatal pharmacist
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Specialized transport team (to transport ill newborns from the five-county region surrounding CDH)
Location
The NICU is an inpatient unit at Central DuPage Hospital and is located on the first floor.
Contact Information
Please call 1-877-933-6428 to contact the PICU at CDH. TTY for the hearing impaired 630-933-4833.
* Children's Memorial at Central DuPage Hospital is a collaborative program between Central DuPage Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital. The physicians participating in this program are neither agents of nor employed by Central DuPage Hospital or any of its affiliates.