Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

These days it’s not unusual to hear about a child weighing only one pound at birth, going home after a lengthy stay in the hospital and living a normal life. What was considered a miracle 20 years ago has become commonplace medicine in a neonatal intensive care unit, today.

The neonatal intensive care unit at Brenner Children’s Hospital is one of 16 nurseries in the country participating in a National Institutes of Health sponsored neonatal research network, bringing new treatments and therapies to premature infants.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit At a Glance

Ten neonatologists staff our neonatal intensive care unit at Brenner Children’s Hospital and Forsyth Medical Center. These experts care for over 600 babies at Brenner Children’s Hospital and more than 1,200 babies at the Sara Lee Center for Women’s Health each year.

The neonatal intensive care unit has 37 intensive care beds with a 2:1 nursing ratio to patient. When needed, 1:1 care is provided.

The neonatal intensive care unit serves 20 counties in western North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina.

Michael Hines, M.D. a pediatric heart surgeon at Brenner Children’s Hospital, is the only pediatric heart surgeon in the Southeast to offer a minimally-invasive surgical procedure to repair a common heart defect in children.

The neonatal intensive care unit at Brenner Children’s Hospital is one of 16 nurseries in the country participating in the National Institute of Health’s sponsored neonatal research network, bringing new treatments and therapies to premature infants.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit