Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is a 25 bed Level IIIB unit. Our NICU is equipped with the latest technology and a multidisciplinary team offering around-the-clock advanced care for premature infants and babies with complex medical conditions.
Our specially trained staff will partner with you in providing excellent care for you and your baby.
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Clinical Expertise
- 25-bed Level IIIB NICU
- High-frequency jet ventilation
- High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
- Nitric oxide
- Exchange transfusion
- Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)
- Neurodevelopmental team consultation
- Ophthalmology consultation
- Gold Safe Sleep certified hospital
- Telehealth consultation with JHCC pediatric sub-specialties (cardiology, endocrinology, genetics, infectious disease, nephrology, pulmonology, rheumatology)
- Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program
Conditions We Treat
- Prematurity
- Extreme prematurity
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Feeding problems
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
- Meconium aspiration syndrome
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
Family Support Services
At Johns Hopkins Bayview, we understand the need to support the families of infants hospitalized in our NICU. We know that for many families, having a newborn in the NICU is challenging and stressful. We offer support services, including:
- Lactation support and breast milk storage: includes IBCLC Lactation consultants for lactating parents desiring to provide human milk for their newborns as they recover and grow. In addition, all nurses and advanced practice providers have been trained to assist with breast feeding, breast milk pumping, and breast milk storage.
- Educational materials and resources: Handouts and videos are available for in-hospital teaching.
- Infant CPR education training
- Interpreter services: We have Spanish interpreters on staff available 24 hours a day as well as 24 hours a day over the phone or video interpretation services for over 270 languages.
- Social work consultation: Our social workers meet with every family to identify psychosocial stressors of having a baby in the NICU. They provide supportive counseling and assist families with connections to resources. They also connect families with the Ronald McDonald House and assist with discharge planning.
- NICU discharge planning: The discharge coordinator, along with the multidisciplinary team, facilitates a smooth and safe transition for infants and their families from the NICU to home or a transitional hospital.
- Subspecialty consultations: Johns Hopkins subspecialists are available for telemedicine consultations when necessary.