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St. Mary's Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center Level III NICU

St. Mary's Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center have an on-site level III NICU which is staffed with the specialists your baby may need if intensive care is required. St. Mary's Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center are the only level III NICUs in Palm Beach County. The NICU health care teams works to provide some of the best care for sick or at-risk newborns, while they foster bonding with your baby. If your newborn needs special care, our NICUs are located within our hospitals so that you’re never far away.

Level III NICUs are defined by having continuously available personnel (neonatologists, neonatal nurses, respiratory therapists) and equipment to provide life support for as long as needed. Additionally, level III NICU's:

  • Have the ability to provide care to newborn infants with differing degrees of complexity and risk
  • Has quick access to a full range of pediatric medical subspecialists, pediatric surgical subspecialists, pediatric anesthesiologists and pediatric ophthalmologists
  • Is able to provide sustained life support, sustained respiratory (breathing) support and advanced imaging, with interpretation on an urgent basis

Even when your baby is home from the hospital, we can continue to provide excellent care through our highly trained pediatrics department. St. Mary's and West Boca's health care professionals have experience in treating a wide range of illnesses and injuries affecting children.

NICView 2 Live Video Streaming Camera System

What is NicView™?

NicView™ is an innovative small camera system placed at designated bed spaces in the NICU and allows parents, family and friends to view their infant in real-time, 24/7, through a secure online portal. This service helps families develop that bond with their preemie or hospitalized infant even when they can’t be in the NICU with them. NicView™ can add peace of mind and provide reassurance when you can’t be at the bedside.

The camera delivers a secure image stream for parents and family members to view their baby remotely. Family members can securely access NicView™ from anywhere there is an internet connection via a laptop, smartphone, or tablet. The service is compatible with any internet capable device and most popular browsers.

West Boca is proud to be the only hospital in South Palm Beach county and North Broward with the NICView cameras. 

Click here to learn more the NICView 2 Live Camera System

 

Good Samaritan Medical Center Level II NICU

Good Samaritan Medical Center has a Level II NICU which is staffed with the specialists your baby may need if intensive care is required. The entire NICU health care team works to provide the best family-centered care for newborns. If your newborn needs special care, our NICU is located within our Birthing Center.

Babies treated in the NICU are infants who require special care after birth. They’ve likely been born prematurely, experienced difficulties during their delivery or have signs of a problem very early on in their life.

Upon admittance, your baby will be cared for by our staff of dedicated and highly-trained nurses while our physicians will work delicately to diagnosis and develop a treatment plan. You will not be separated from your baby without first understanding an understanding of the plan for your baby. You’ll also be allowed to visit with your baby.  While in the NICU, your baby will receive care tailored to their condition, including special feeding schedules, medications and tests.

To learn more about the Good Samaritan Level II NICU, talk with your doctor or call us at (561) 650-6386.

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What If My Baby... ?

Babies don’t come with apps. That means you, the new mom, are often trying to figure things out on your own. And [yes, it’s true] not everything goes the way you imagined. What to do?!

Answers to common questions about “What if my baby . . . . .”

  1. Won’t stop crying?
    When it seems like your baby will never stop crying, 20 minutes feels like 20 hours. The truth is, infants normally cry about one to three hours a day. They cry when they’re hungry, tired, thirsty, lonely or in pain. Or, they may just fuss. Call your doctor if prolonged crying off and on lasts for more than a day despite all your best efforts to comfort. Also call if your baby has other symptoms, such as fever.
  2. Won’t breastfeed?
    Breastfeeding isn’t always easy. Up to two-thirds of mothers nursing newborns are unable to manage breast feeding for as long as they intended. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend breastfeeding only for the first six months. Your hospital has or can recommend a lactation consultant who will help make the transition easier and save you a great deal of frustration.
  3. Wants to be carried all the time?
    You may feel like you need to take care of other things. However, a study reported in Pediatrics magazine cited that six-week-old infants (a peak time in life for crying) cry and fuss 43 percent less overall when mothers spend additional time carrying them. The decrease in crying is associated with an increase in contentment. No matter how frustrated you may become, please do not shake your baby. About 25 percent of shaken babies die, and about 80 percent suffer lifelong disabilities.
  4. Ate something he/she shouldn’t have?
    Babies and young children put a lot of things in their mouth. If you’re not sure what went in, or if you even just suspect that it may not be good, call poison control.
  5. Is having trouble breathing?
    Breathing issues are nothing to delay about. If your baby has difficulty breathing, call 911 or go to the emergency room.
  6. Has a suspicious rash?
    Rashes are one of the most common reasons parents call a doctor. Most blotches and bumps on babies clear up by themselves. Call your doctor if your baby has fever or other unexplained symptoms, if the rash is red or oozes liquid, if the rash seems worse in the skin creases or if there is no improvement after three days of treating at home.

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