State-of-the-art NICU unit features new amenities such as parent rooms and baby remote monitoring system
MIAMI, Fla. – March 12, 2024 – HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, a 488-bed facility, and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Florida, inaugurated the new spaces of its Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The new, state-of-the art space will accommodate 25 Infants, adding nine more beds compared to the prior space.
The new NICU at Mercy features the following family-friendly amenities:
- Two parent rooms complete with a pull-out bed and bathroom amenities for overnight stays
- Remote monitoring system so families can follow their baby’s progress around the clock
- A family lounge with lockers where parents may take a break to eat and relax
- Consultation room – for private doctor consultations
- Lactation room – where moms can privately nurse their babies
- A feeding prep room where donor milk is stored and refrigerated, featuring a separate refrigerator with Kosher donor milk
In October of 2022, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital became licensed as a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which means the facility is capable of caring for critically ill neonatal babies.
“We are excited about expanding our NICU and creating a new, larger, more expansive space to accommodate the needs of our more critically babies and their families,” said David Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital. “We are proud of the long history we’ve had in delivering babies in our community since we opened our doors in 1950. Today, we are welcoming more third generation Mercy babies and most recently, delivered our first quadruplets who spent some time in our NICU and are now thriving.”
About HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, a comprehensive medical facility serving the healthcare needs of South Florida for more than 70 years, is a part of HCA Florida Healthcare. The 488-bed, acute care hospital is an award-winning facility that specializes in emergency services that are kid and senior friendly, maternity with level III NICU, general and robotic surgery, hyperbaric and wound care center, cardiology, cancer care, orthopedic and spine, primary stroke center, weight loss programs and more. Mercy is Miami-Dade’s only catholic hospital and provides patients with the best quality care in a compassionate and caring environment. Mercy Hospital is located in the heart of Coconut Grove, FL with a bay front property that makes Mercy the only hospital in Miami to be accessible by land, air and sea.