The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Credit Valley Hospital provides specialized care for newborns who need extra medical support.
NICU features and services include:
- Regional Advanced Level II
NICU
- Capacity for 35 bassinets
- More than 600 admissions each year, with most babies admitted from the Birthing Suite
- Length of stay ranges from a few days to several weeks, depending on care needs
- Residence rooms available for mothers discharged before their newborn is ready to go home
- Care-by-parent rooms available 24–48 hours before discharge to help families prepare for caring for their baby at home
Service Provided:
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is equipped and staffed to provide specialized care for newborns who need closer monitoring or medical support.
Care and supports include:
- Ventilatory support, oxygen therapy, medications, and phototherapy
- Ongoing assessment and individualized electronic monitoring of vital signs
- Care for infants requiring “special care,” including babies born at Credit Valley Hospital or transferred from other facilities
- Care provided in isolettes or cots, based on each infant’s needs
- Specialized feeding support, including nasogastric feeding or intravenous nutrition, as part of an individualized feeding plan
- Breastfeeding support from NICU nurses and registered lactation consultants, with referrals to on-site and community breastfeeding clinics after discharge
- Infant Hearing Screening provided on site in alignment with the Central West Infant Hearing Program
High-risk birth support:
- NICU team attendance at high-risk deliveries and caesarean births
- Immediate stabilization and care provided by a team that may include a paediatrician or neonatal nurse practitioner, respiratory therapist, and NICU nurse
Our care team includes:
- Paediatricians and nurse practitioners
- Registered nurses
- Dietitians and pharmacists
- Occupational and respiratory therapists
- Social workers and psychologists
Family-centred care:
- Parents are encouraged to be present and actively involved in their baby’s care
- Healthy siblings are welcome to be involved when appropriate
- Families are partners in care planning throughout their NICU stay
Specialized Neonatal Clinics
ROP Clinic (Retinopathy of Prematurity)
- Outpatient eye exams for babies from Credit Valley Hospital and across the region
- Clinics run bi-weekly, helping families in Peel Region access care closer to home
- Inpatient eye exams provided on site by an ophthalmologist as needed
RSV Prophylaxis Clinic
- Operates weekly during RSV season (typically November to May)
- Provides monthly prophylactic treatment for referred infants who meet eligibility criteria
Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic
- Multidisciplinary clinic operating twice weekly
- Monitors physical, motor, and cognitive development up to 24 months (corrected age)
- Serves eligible infants from the NICU and community physician practices
- Referrals to community services and specialists made as needed to support ongoing care closer to home
Location
Trillium Health Partner’s
NICU is located at the Credit Valley Hospital (Sun Zone - level 3)
See PDF map of all levels »
Contact:
Telephone: 905 813-2200 ext 3945
Links
The Ronald McDonald House Toronto Family Room At The Credit Valley Hospital
An extension of Ronald McDonald House Toronto, the Family Room provides a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children – within a hospital setting.
It is situated adjacent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Credit Valley Hospital.
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