NeonatalCritical Care

Pediatric & Neonatal Transfer925-938-MUIR (6847)

Our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at John Muir Health’s Walnut Creek Medical Center cares for newborns and infants with a variety of complex diagnoses including congenital and those that are acquired both pre- and postnatal.

About Our Level III NICU■ 35 beds in private rooms

■ 24/7 coverage by neonatologists

■ Quality Oversight Committee, comprised of both John Muir Health and Stanford Children’s Health physicians

■ Certified by California Children’s Services (CCS)

■ Neonatal surgery

Who We Treat■ Premature newborns (23+ weeks)

■ Term infants, up to 44 weeks corrected gestational age

Complex Neonatal Conditions Treated

■ Respiratory failure - Mechanical ventilation, high

frequency, iNO, CPAP and nasal cannula

■ Congenital anomalies requiring surgery

- Volvulus, bowel atresia, perforation, gastroschisis, omphalocele, CCAM

■ Sepsis and shock

■ Jaundice, including need for exchange transfusion

■ Neurologic conditions, including seizure activity

Multidisciplinary, Neonatal Critical Care Team

■ Neonatal intensivists and critical care nurses

■ Critical care respiratory therapists

■ Medical and surgical sub-specialties, including:

- Cardiology - Orthopedics - Endocrinology - Pulmonology - Gastroenterology - Surgery - Infectious Diseases - Urology - Nephrology - Anesthesiology - Medical Imaging - Neurology - Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) - Hematology / Oncology

NEONATAL TRANSFER

If there’s a medical emergency and a child requires immediate transportation, please call our Pediatric & Neonatal Transfer Center at (925) 938-MUIR (6847).

Visit johnmuirhealth.com/PediatricTransfer

LOCATION

Walnut Creek Medical Center1601 Ygnacio Valley RoadWalnut Creek, CA 94598

NICU Direct Line: (925) 947-5350