Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Women and Children's Hospital)
Regional NICU
- 15 Beds
- Located in a modern fully furnished and on site Women and Children's HospitalHospital (Maison de la Mère de la Femme et de L’Enfant, MFME)
- Comprehensive care for extremely low birth weight infants (≤1000 g and ≤28 weeks' gestation)
- With Kangaroo care, patient and family Center care
- Advanced respiratory support
- High-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide whenever indicated
- Prompt and on-site access to a full range of Pediatric medical subspecialists
- Advanced imaging, with interpretation on an urgent basis,
- Including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and echocardiography
- On call Pediatric surgeons and pediatric anesthesiologists are located on site or at a closely related institution
- Pediatric Cardiologist on call or standby 24/24
Contact us
For urgent request, it is advisable to contact the 24-hours Call Center Service:
International Tel Number:
+596 596 751575
International Fax Number:
+ 596 596 755980
And to follow instructions in the Contact Us box
Heavy medical support with extra fee can be offered with a short notice for retrieval of critically sick patients.