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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

at Miller Children’s Hospital
in Long Beach

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach is well known for providing life-saving care. It was featured in the book, “Baby E.R.: The Heroic Doctors and Nurses Who Perform Medicine’s Tiniest Miracles,” by Edward Humes, and on the Discovery Health Channel’s “Babies: Special Delivery.”

Tertiary Care is the Best Care for Premature & Critical Care Newborns

NICUMiller Children’s Hospital is one of 22 hospitals in California to feature a Level III NICU–the highest designation available from the State. In order to receive this designation, the unit must meet strict state regulatory criteria to provide the necessary care for very sick infants who need immediate surgery, or who weigh less than two pounds. The babies and their families are supported by many professionals who specialize in the care of neonates. Continuous care from board certified/eligible neonatologists, registered nurses (RNs) and registered respiratory therapists (RRTs) is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This specialized team uses state-of-the-art technology to treat their tiny patients, resulting in one of the highest risk-adjusted survival rates.

Miller Children’s Hospital’s NICU features:

Support Programs

High-risk Maternal and Newborn Ambulance Transport Program

Our transport teams are available to assist the smaller community hospitals in the surrounding area as women of high-risk pregnancy, high-risk multiples and infants are transported in for a higher level of medical care.

March of Dimes NICU Family Support

The March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program provides information and comfort for families of premature babies and other critically ill newborns being cared for in the Miller Children’s NICU. This program is the first such initiative in the state of California and is led by a March of Dimes NICU Family Support Specialist®. This program helps parents through the hospitalization of a newborn – often a lengthy and emotional process, where parents feel isolated and may not get a chance to hold their baby for weeks. Providing communication with other parents who are sharing a similar experience, or whose babies have “graduated” and are at home helps parents to know they are not alone.

Wee Care Program

The Wee Care Program is an evidence-based, clinically relevant, comprehensive program designed to teach the philosophy and foundation of developmentally supportive family-centered care, while providing practical approaches to promote the best possible outcomes for premature infants and their families.

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MemorialCare Health System is a not-for-profit integrated-delivery system which includes Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and San Clemente. Our community-based hospitals are located in Southern California in both Los Angeles County and Orange County. Copyright © 1999 - 2009, Memorial Health Services. All rights reserved.