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NICU

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) provides critical care to newborns who are ill or premature. Many factors may lead to a newborn being admitted to the NICU, including low birth weight or complications during delivery. The NICU staff works closely with parents to develop a treatment plan for their newborn.

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Gainesville

Our NICU offers medical care to newborns who need extra support following delivery.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital recently moved from a Level II NICU designation to a Level III — the second highest designation available for a NICU. This means we are able to care for babies of any age or weight who are critically ill and require advanced equipment and services in their care. Previously, some mothers and babies would have to move to another facility to receive a higher level of care depending on the child’s circumstances. Now, our hospital will be able to maintain continuity of care for patients in our hospital.

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Our Level III NICU

Our specialists work together and with you to ensure we provide just the right type of care for your baby.

NICU services

Our hospital's NICU offers the following services and amenities:

  • 25 private patient rooms designed with the needs of families in mind
  • Breast milk warmers at every newborn's bedside
  • Comfortable recliners at every newborn's bedside
  • Dedicated family waiting area located directly outside the NICU
  • Bedside refrigerators to store pumped breast milk
  • Monitors at every newborn's bedside for added safety
  • Soft and indirect lighting to promote a calm environment for healing and proper brain growth.
  • Transition room with private bathroom, to allow parents to spend the night with their newborn while preparing to go home

For questions about our NICU or to check on your newborn, please call us at (352) 333-5880.

High-risk pregnancy support

Some health conditions or personal factors may make a woman's pregnancy high risk. The maternal-fetal medicine specialists within our prenatal care program offer comprehensive high-risk pregnancy services.

By partnering with the expectant mother throughout her pregnancy, we can help manage any concerns and prepare for any additional care that may be required during or after labor and delivery.

Our neonatal specialists

That staff in our NICU includes two board-certified neonatologists and three neonatal nurse practitioners. We pride ourselves on our family-centered approach to caring for your newborn during their stay in the NICU.

Our NICU team also includes:

  • Chaplains
  • Lactation consultants
  • Neonatal dietitians
  • Pharmacists
  • Physical and occupational therapists
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Social workers
  • Speech therapists

Breast Milk Donation Program

As every mother who has breastfed knows, every drop of breastmilk is precious and takes a lot of time, patience and care to collect. HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is partnering with the Milk Bank of Florida to provide a breastmilk donation program for mothers in our area with an abundance of breastmilk that want to donate to babies in need.

Eligible breast milk donors are healthy women who produce more milk than needed to feed their own infants. Instead of discarding this milk, eligible donors can freeze and voluntarily donate their milk to our program. We ensure it is properly frozen and stored until collection from the Milk Bank of Florida. The Milk Bank of Florida is a non-profit organization that collects, processes, pasteurizes and dispenses donor breast milk to NICU babies and other medically needy infants in our state.

If you are interested in becoming a donor, please follow these easy steps:

  • Call (407) 248-5050 for a short telephone interview.
  • Complete a secure online health questionnaire.
  • Permission to contact health care providers.
  • Complete a free blood screening.
  • Drop off your frozen breast milk to the HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Breastmilk Donation Program.

Our breastmilk donation program is located in the Medical Arts Building:

6400 W Newberry Rd. Suite 107
Gainesville, FL 32605

It is open for breastmilk donation drop offs on: Wednesdays 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Thursdays 9:00am to noon, and Fridays 9:00am to noon. Please call (352) 333-5314 or (352) 333-5327 with questions.

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Looking for another location?

We also offer quality care at these other locations in our extended network.

Our NICU Locations

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North Florida Hospital
6500 W Newberry Rd
Gainesville, FL 32605
(352) 333 - 4000

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North Florida Hospital
6500 W Newberry Rd
Gainesville, FL 32605
(352) 333 - 4000
Orange Park Hospital
2001 Kingsley Ave
Orange Park, FL 32073
(904) 639 - 8500

53.3 miles

Oak Hill Hospital
11375 Cortez Blvd
Brooksville, FL 34613
(352) 596 - 6632

78.2 miles