NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
SPES Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a designated Level IV nursery for the Sacramento region. Its special care nursery is a Level II-designated unit for children who are seriously ill but expected to recover more rapidly.
NICU and special care nursery are staffed by neonatal caregivers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working with subspecialists in other fields, such as cardiology and pulmonology, our neonatologists provide expert care for infants with a variety of congenital and acquired health conditions, including:
- Birth asphyxia
- Congenital heart disease
- Congenital anomalies (birth defects)
- Jaundice
- Infectious diseases like pneumonia
- Respiratory distress