Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Care and Transport

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital of New Jersey is a state-designated Regional Perinatal Center offering the most sophisticated care for premature and seriously ill infants in the tri-state area.

The advanced techniques and technology for the treatment of these fragile infants are softened by family-centered care that offers ongoing support for parents. A team of neonatologists and cardiologists coordinate critical care and monitoring of infants with congenital heart disease. Our NICU is the only program in New Jersey to provide Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) (a life support system) and nitric oxide (advanced treatment for respiratory distress).

Nearly 200 infants are transported annually to the center from throughout the state and surrounding regions. The transport team, comprised of a neonatologist, a registered neonatal nurse with special training in transport and an emergency medical technician, is available 24-hours a day and utilizes a specially-equipped ambulance dedicated exclusively to the transfer of infants to the NICU at Children's Hospital of New Jersey.

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