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NeonatologyAbout Neonatology (NICU)
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at MetroHealth Medical Center is a Level III unit — the most distinguished of its kind. Our team offers a proven record of excellence in caring for the most critically ill infants, innovative research and training the next generation newborn care specialists and nurses. In fact, the successful outcomes rate of our patients matches or is better than the national average — and has been for more than 10 years.
We believe that treating your baby is truly a team effort. Our state-of-the-art NICU is staffed by nationally recognized and board-certified expert physicians, registered neonatal nurses, neonatal nurse practitioners, nutrition specialists, and other healthcare professionals who are dedicated to improving the health your baby. View this video to learn more:
As parents, you are an important part of our team. We look forward to working with you during your infant’s stay in our NICU and encourage you to visit frequently. When you can’t be here, feel free to call and check on your baby’s condition.
The goal of our multidisciplinary team is to make what is often an anxious situation as reassuring as possible for you and your family. Once your baby is discharged, the same expert team provides care through the Special Care Developmental Follow-Up Clinic (SCC) for as long as necessary.
In the News
MetroHealth Experts Keep the Tiniest Babies Alive Mothers-to-be and the tiniest babies thrive at MetroHealth, home to the most advanced high-risk pregnancy program in Northern Ohio and a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The care of these tiniest patients can, for some, last more than a decade, as it has for 14-year-old Jataija Wall. Learn more.
MetroHealth Physicians Receive Statewide Honor Lauded for their leadership in maternal and infant health, OB/GYN Brian Mercer, MD, and neonatologist John Moore, MD (pictured) received this year’s Health Leadership Award from the March of Dimes. Read this article.
MetroHealth Seeks Best Way to Enrich Breast Milk Breast milk usually provides the nutrients babies need to grow, but premature infants need extra help. Neonatal nutritionist Sharon Groh-Wargo is leading a study to analyze breast milk to determine the nutritional needs of individual babies. Read this article.
