Back to search

Programs & Services

Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery

Offers 24/7 advanced expertise and knowledge in resuscitating, stabilizing, transporting and attending to sick and premature infants.

Provides 24/7 advanced Level II care for sick and premature infants, including:

  • attending all high-risk deliveries and caesarean sections
  • stabilizing critically-ill infants and getting them ready to move to another care centre, when needed
  • helping prepare infants and families to go home
  • teaching parents and connecting them with other services and agencies
  • facilitates the return of infants from tertiary centres to Lethbridge and Medicine Hat

Contact Details

Chinook Regional Hospital

Address
960 19 Street S
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 1W5
Telephone
403-388-6274
Fax
403-388-6097
Getting There

Parking map

Hours of Operation
Available
24 hour service
Access
Service Providers May Include
dieticians, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), pediatricians, pharmacists, registered nurses (RNs), respiratory therapists, social workers
Eligibility

This service is for infants who are premature or have other newborn complications.

Referral Needed

You need to be referred by a Pediatrician.

Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
NICU