Visitation Guidelines for Hamilton Medical Center’s NICU
We understand the importance of keeping families close during this critical time. Parents and grandparents are welcome as visitors, fostering a strong bond with the baby even in the hospital setting.
• Parents are primary visitors, and grandparents may visit one at a time with a parent
• Los padres son los visitantes principales y los abuelos pueden visitar uno a la vez con uno de los padres.
Expert Neonatal Services
• Supportive and family-centered environment.
• Hamilton Medical Center’s NICU, a Level III facility, is uniquely positioned between Atlanta and Nashville to provide advanced care for critically ill or premature infants. This level of expertise allows us to care for the smallest and the sickest babies, some weighing as little as two pounds.
• A specialized team of nurses, respiratory therapists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and board-certified neonatologists (pediatricians with specialized training in caring for babies who are sick or have problems at birth) are ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to welcome and care for your baby, whatever the need might be.
• Single-family rooms allow parents to stay with their newborn.
• Advanced equipment and comprehensive neonatal care for premature or critically ill infants.
• Onsite neonatology services around the clock.
WHY CHOOSE HAMILTON NICU?
• The only Level III NICU in the region offering family-centered, private rooms.
• Integration with Hamilton’s Maternal & Infant Care Center for seamless care.
• Access to educational resources, including newborn brain development insights and early childhood initiatives.
• Lactation consulting with certified specialists.
• Support programs like “Talk With Me Baby,” help families enhance communication with their newborns.
NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
With 24 hours a day, seven-days-a-week – neonatal coverage, neonatologists (pediatricians with specialized training in taking care of babies that are sick or have problems at birth) are available for any delivery requiring a specialized physician.
The Turner Neonatal Intensive Care Pavilion, Hamilton Medical Center’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has a whole new look in an expanded space, including 6,400 square feet of renovations.