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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Premature and critically ill newborns receive intensive medical care at Cabell Huntington's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. One of the only three Level III units in the state of West Virginia, our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit encompasses emergency, critical, diagnostic and therapeutic care for these babies.

The NICU was recently increased to 36 beds and one isolation area for babies who require constant supervision. There is a step-down area for babies who do not require critical care but still need extra attention. Medical specialists, neonatal nurse practitioners and specially trained nurses devote themselves to caring for the special problems of these tiny patients. The NICU staff strives to be a family-centered facility that prepares father, mother and baby for life at home with home care training, physical therapy and developmental testing for the baby through our NICU Follow-Up Program.

The NICU is proud to be a part of the Vermont-Oxford Network, a data base of more than 485 hospitals worldwide. This collaborative of healthcare providers is dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical care for infants and their families.

Over the last few years, Cabell Huntington Hospital's NICU has become a leader in respiratory management of the very low birth weight infant and has one of the lowest incidences of chronic lung disease in premature infants in the nation.

In addition to this specialized medical care, the hospital provides supervised air and ground transport for high-risk mothers, infants and children throughout the region.