Colorado Fetal Care Center 2017 Overview and Outcomes CIMFH-160082376-2019-12-CFCC Outcomes Brochure-FIN | Page 22

Neonatology
Our center is set up to treat the most complex congenital conditions,
from gestation to delivery and beyond. This means our highly specialized
neonatal and surgical experts are ready to spring into action at a moment’s
notice with the most responsive care possible.
ONLY
Center in the 9-state area top
ranked in Neonatal Care by
U.S. News & World Report
36
Board-certified neonatologists
1,300+
Neonates treated per year
Level IV
NICU
Highest possible distinction
94%
CICU Patient Satisfaction Rate
1 of 18
Centers worldwide recognized
at the platinum level by the
Extracorporeal Life Support
Organization
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Innovation highlights
Wellness on delivery
Expecting a newborn requiring intensive care can be stressful for families.
That’s why our fetal care center and neonatology teams have collaborated
to implement a Wellness Team comprised of social workers, physicians,
psychologists, psychiatrists, child life specialists and spiritual care.
Working together, we strive to decrease the burden of medical care
on families with team-based care plans built around each individual
family’s situation and needs. We focus on families’ strengths to create the
framework of resources and clinical support families and infants need
to thrive.
The smallest quadrant
Like most NICUs, ours takes care of very small pre-term babies, about 10
to 15% of total admissions. Previously those patients were distributed
throughout the unit. Through research, we’ve learned more about their
unique needs — and it’s changed the way we care for them.
In July 2019, we developed a quadrant of the unit specifically for these
smallest babies, which we keep darker and quieter, to create the natural
circadian rhythms they need to grow. We’ve also staffed this new section
of the unit with a team of about 50, including nurses with the additional
training needed to care for them.
It’s just one example of the many ways we’re advancing the standard of care
for these tiny, vulnerable babies during a crucial time that, in many ways,
will affect the rest of their lives.