How big is your "unit"?

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I was wondering how big your NICU is.

The NICU supports a 17-bed intensive care unit and a 13-bed intermediate care unit (both with private and semi-private rooms.) A neonatal transport team is on call 24 hours a day to transport premature and/or sick babies from area hospitals to our NICU.

^ That is the NICU I hope to work for in like 4 years (haha). Its a level 3.

Specializes in NICU - 112 bed NICU.

The unit I work in is 112 beds, 64 beds in level 2 in 5 pods with semi private rooms and 48 level 3 beds. We often run over 100.

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Specializes in NICU.

I work in a 50 bed unit - 30 ICU beds, 10 Special Care, and 10 "feeder grower" beds. We do transport, HFOV, NO, and limited surgical.

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Specializes in NICU.

So on our "58 bed" unit right now, our census is ... drumroll please ... 71!!!

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Specializes in level 3 NICU.

we have a 50 bed level 3 unit. our census is always above that. the unit was too small the day we moved in:down:. we can't turn any baby or mom away so with winter here all the homeless moms are delivering left and right (with 23-24 weekers no less):angryfire

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Specializes in NICU.

We have a total of 58 spots including 6 "overflow" beds that we steal from our peds floor and staff with our nurses. It's a level III, and we are getting ready to starting ECMO now!!! Our beds are spread in 6 different rooms and we have a little OR too!

Our new projected unit has 74 private room.

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Ok... so am I the only one who thought this title was funny??? :lol2:

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