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expansion increased capacity to care for up to 54 premature babies with a multi-disciplinary team approach with exceptional caregivers and specialists. Two “couplet rooms” where mom and baby can receive care together elevate the outstanding level of specialized care, offered only at St. Francis Medical Center.
The newly expanded Level III NICU includes: Increased capacity from 30 beds to 54 beds. Two state-of-the-art couplet rooms, where mothers and babies can stay together and receive expert, round-the-clock care. St. Francis Medical Center’s NICU is the only one in Colorado and only
the fourth in the nation with couplet rooms. Increased space to care for multiples (twins, triplets, etc.). Advanced room lighting to support and stimulate babies’ circadian rhythms. A family sleeping zone with privacy partitions and full private restrooms. Outdoor patio space and a Wellness Garden. A NICU family lounge, a space requested by NICU graduate families so they can connect with other families in similar circumstances. A state-of-the-art breast milk storage room.
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A family pre-discharge room that supports parents preparing to leave the hospital and return to their homes. Neonatologists Dr. Buzzella, along with Dr. Tristan Lindberg and Dr. Vicki Bailey, are strengthened by a multidisciplinary team approach and access to subspecialists to care for infants born extremely premature from 23 weeks all the way to term infants requiring specialized care. Even though they experience more heartache than they care to remember, the incredible caregivers of the Level III NICU at St. Francis Medical Center fight every single day to help their patients breathe on their own, achieve developmental milestones, and finally go home with their loving families.
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