Neonatology and Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

The level III regional newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at The Children's Medical Center of Dayton is the region's referral center for premature and sick newborns. The NICU at Dayton Children's is a state-of-the-art, developmentally centered unit that offers a full range of newborn care. This includes emergency and continuing care for premature and critically ill newborns.

Phone. 937-641-3040, NICU
937-641-3414, newborn medicine
Fax. 937-641-5446

Medical Director: M. David Yohannan, MD
Stephen Hunter, MD

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
Lisa Jasin, MSN, RNC, CNP
Sue Kern, MSN, RNC, CNP
Shana Thompson, MSN, RNC, CNP
Izumi Yamasita MS, RN, NNP

Director: Cindy Burger, MS, RN, CNAA, BC
Manager: Julie Bayless, RN, BS

Clinical staff
Nancy Nevin-Folino, MEd, RD, CSP, LD, FADA
- neonatal nutrition specialist
Mari Jo Rosenbauer, RN, BSN, IBCLC
- lactation consultant

Diagnoses or Conditions Treated

Prematurity
Sick, full-term newborns
RDS
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
Transient tachypnea
Aspiration pneumonia
Hyperbilirubinemia
Infectious diseases - sepsis, meningitis, etc.
Perinatal asphyxia
Pulmonary hypertension
Complex birth defects
Congenital heart disease
Newborns requiring cardiac assessment
Newborns requiring general surgery
Newborns requiring neurological surgery
Newborns requiring urological surgery
Renal diseases
GI disturbances
Metabolic diseases
Seizures/transitional disorders
Conditions requiring nitric oxide

Services Available

24-hour consultation to area physicians
24-hour emergency ground transportation
Cool-Cap selective head cooling for HIE
Attendance at high-risk or potentially complicated deliveries
Prenatal consultation and counseling for parents
Neonatal nurse practitioner consultation to area nursing staff
All pediatric subspecialists
Genetic counseling
Pediatric surgery
Neonatal cardiovascular assessment
Neonatal neurological surgery
Conventional and mechanical ventilation
High-frequency ventilation
Inhaled nitric oxide
Surfactant replacement therapy
Nutritional support service (IV therapy)
Lactation consultant
Neonatal nutritionist
Clinical pharmacist
Neonatal social work services
Chaplain
Newborn follow-up clinic
Ronald McDonald house

Perinatal Team

Board-certified neonatologists
Neonatal nurse practitioners
Nutritionist
Social worker
Speech therapist
OT/PT
Clinical pharmacist
Lactation consultant

Our neonatologists are accessible 24 hours a day to provide consultation and assessment of sick newborns hospitalized at other facilities. In addition, our newborn transport team is available 24 hours a day and is comprised of specially trained nurses, respiratory therapists and a neonatologist. They will attend high-risk deliveries upon request and are available to pick up, stabilize and transport sick newborns after delivery to an intensive care setting.

Family-Centered Care and Visiting Baby

The NICU functions with the philosophy of family-centered care. Our nationally recognized NICU was specifically designed and engineered to provide light and sound controls that are optimal for growth and healing in newborn babies. All staff are trained to provide developmentally appropriate care. Parents may phone the unit at any time and are welcome to stay at their infant's bedside 24 hours a day. Room accommodations are also available just across the street at the Ronald McDonald House.

Going Home

Before discharge, parents receive one-on-one discharge teaching and are invited to room in with their newborn to provide a comfortable transition to home.

Additional Information

Car Safety - Child Health Information 1048
Breast-feeding - Child Health Information 1061
Special Premature Formula - Child Health Information 1103

Outreach and Support services

Perinatal loss/sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) support group - 937-641-3463
Breast-feeding support - 937-641-3000, extension 8528
Regional perinatal educational coordinator, phone 937-641-3463

Neonatologists also have privileges at:

Community Hospital (Springfield)
Good Samaritan Hospital (Dayton)
Greene Memorial Hospital (Xenia)
Middletown Regional Hospital (Middletown)
Southview Hospital (South - Dayton Mall area)
Upper Valley Medical Center (North - Miami County)

Referral Process

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Newborn transport team
937-223-2229 (BABY)
toll-free 877-855-7337 (PEDS)

NICU or neonatologist on-call or consultation
Phone: 937-223-2229 (BABY)
Toll-free: 877-855-7337 (PEDS)
Fax: 937-641-5436

Locations

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

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