Instituto de Religiosas de San José de Gerona

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

What is it?

The Intensive Care Unit is an area of the clinic where we handle new born with life threatening health problems.
 

Benefits Human ResourcesNeonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Ophthalmologic assessment for an early diagnosis of retinopathy, an illness that when treated on time stops vision loss in the newborn.
  • An infection index below international standards.
  • Supported by various medical subspecialties such as:  pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurology, and gastroenterology.
  • Psychological support.
  • Safety protocol for the baby’s care and delivery.

We have Neonatologist Pediatricians with distinguished careers in their subspecialties, in addition to nurses with specializations in this area. Respiratory therapists and nurse aids are part of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit human group. This department of the Remedios Clinic is supported by other specialties such as: neurosurgery, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, endocrinology, neurology and pediatricians specialized in laparoscopic techniques.

Infrastructure

This unit can handle 25 patients. It has 10 incubators for intensive care; 10 incubators for intermediate care and five cribs.  Its facilities use all the technical standards established for the specialized handling of newborn such as the proper distance between patient and patient, newborn isolation, a materials and breast-feeding center room.

In order to provide an excellent service, we have heat radiating tables, double-wall incubators, conventional and high frequency ventilators, nitric oxide, cardiovascular monitoring, fiber optic phototherapy and nasal Cpap, among other equipment.
 

Users

Induction

The parents of the newborn who arrive to the unit receive an induction by the area personnel for the purpose of dispelling their medical doubts and concerns.

Psychological support.

The Neonates’ Intensive Care Unit has psychologists in charge of supporting parents while their son or daughter is hospitalized and in this manner help parents’ and baby’s adaptation.

Support Group

The Neonates’ Intensive Care Unit has a support group for parents, which tries to interchange experiences and help progenitors adapt to the babies’ hospitalization experience.

Training program with parents

In addition to the above, we have a training program for parents, who are instructed by professionals in various disciplines on fundamental aspects of baby care, such as: warning signals, basic care, maternal breast-feeding and massages, among other topics.

Intrahospital Kangaroo Plan

Our clinic has an Intrahospital Kangaroo Plan program for premature babies that promote close contact between the family and the child, an aspect that in turn contributes to weight increase in the latter and reduces the risk of infection.

This program is centered on skin to skin contact and on the active participation of the relative caring for the baby.
 

For further information send inquiries to our e-mail:  jefeconvenios@clinicadelosremedios.org.
 

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