List of level IV NICU's

[guest769224]

Can anyone tell me how many level IV NICU's we have nationwide?

I have tried researching on google but can't find any lists. The one's off the top of my head are seattle children's, primary children's, texas children's, kosair ky.

Are they only to be found at children's hospitals? How many are there?

[81Bubbles, BSN, RN]

Here is the AAP's breakdown of the Level of Neonatal Care it might help with understanding the differences of III and IV

Levels of Neonatal Care

[Twinmom06, ASN, APN]

I believe Geisinger Medical Center in Danville PA is a Level IV

[dreamMUSC]

That is not a true statement! Level IV NICU's are not that common!

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

dreamMUSC said:

That is not a true statement! Level IV NICU's are not that common!

While they are not as numerous as Level I-III, they are not uncommon. Several states do not recognize "Level IV" and regulate their state as Level I-III. It doesn't mean that the level of care a Level IV provides is uncommon, only the Level IV designation.

[HyperSaurus, RN, BSN]

Level IV's actually don't have to be ECMO capable. Tacoma General and Swedish First Hill in Seattle are both Level IV, but can't do ECMO. They do have to be able to do surgical procedures, transports, and outreach education.

[jennylee321]

Cincinnati Childrens

[prmenrs, RN]

Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego -

Neonatology/NICU

[xObabytiggerr]

Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia has a 101 bed level IV NICU that just opened last year in January.

[marmiesgurl15]

Children's Heathcare of Atlanta at Egleston is a Level IV also. We have a 45 bed nicu and do lots of surgeries and frequently do ecmo as well. No head cooling though, but then again we're not a birth hospital so all our kids come to us for (usually emergent) surgical reasons.

[PeakRN]

klone said:

We have at least two in Denver - UCH and Children's Colorado. Children's is the only hospital in the region that does head-cooling. They also do things like fetal surgery, exit procedures, PUBS/transfusion. All the neonatal specialists work between both hospitals (they're located on the same campus and are closely affiliated). I think Presbyterian-St. Luke's in Denver might also be a level IV.

University of colorado is only a level III, Presbyterian St. Luke's/Rocky mountain hospital for children is a level IV. RMHC actually has a larger NICU program than Children's Hospital Colorado. RMHC does head cooling, fetal surgery, ECMO, etc...

RMHC is affiliated with HCA, SCL, Centura, and a couple of other hospital systems in the region. CHCO is affiliated with the other Children's Colorado foundation/organization hospitals and the University of Colorado Health system (and a few small independent hospitals). CHCO also takes most of the transfers out of Denver Health unless the mom is high risk OB and the babies need level IV care, then they go to PSL/RMHC because they are the only hospital that does both.

[newbienurse11]

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is a Level IV in Nashville, TN.