Golisano Children's Hospital
Services and Programs
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Neonatology
The Division of Neonatology provides comprehensive care for premature and sick newborns and their families.
NICU
Highly specialized care for newborns is provided in our Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Our NICU is a Level
IIID care
facility and treats all neonatal medical and surgical problems, including advanced therapy for cardiac and pulmonary diseases such as cardiac surgery and ECMO.
High-Risk Pregnancies
Many women with high-risk pregnancies are referred
to Strong Health to consult with high-risk
obstetricians, geneticists,
and neonatologists.
Often, these expectant mothers deliver at Strong Memorial Hospital’s Strong
Beginnings Obstetrical Units, so their babies can be immediately
evaluated and transferred to the NICU, if necessary.
Regional Perinatal Center
As the Regional
Perinatal Center for the NYS Finger Lakes Region,
critically ill newborns from other hospitals and emergency
care facilities
in Rochester and 13 surrounding
counties are frequently transferred to Golisano Children's
Hospital at Strong. Our Neonatal
Transport team is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week to help, making sure each baby receives optimal
care
in transit.
NICU Continuing Care Program
The NICU Continuing Care Program (NCCP) provides follow-up care for babies who have been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Over 96% of infants admitted to the NICU survive and are discharged. Since all of these infants are at higher risk for developmental problems than other births, the Neonatology department has established a special follow-up program (NICU Continuing Care Program - NCCP) to diagnose developmental problems early and arrange treatment. NICU graduates at highest risk are seen in a special clinic by experienced evaluators (NICU Continuing Care Clinic). NICU graduates with a lower risk of developmental problems, who do not meet the criteria for participating in the NICU Continuing Care Clinic, are followed via mailed family and pediatrician surveys (NICU Continuing Care Tracking Program).
We also provide support to obstetricians and pediatricians in our SMH Well Baby Newborn Nurseries, and the Special Care Nurseries at Highland, Rochester General, and Park Ridge Hospitals.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art
care to babies of the Finger Lakes Region and are committed
to the
education
and training of physicians and scientists through a diligent
research program that respects and incorporates both basic
science and clinical investigation.