Inova Fairfax Hospital NICU

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), located within the new women and children's center at Inova Fairfax Hospital, is a 60-bed, highly specialized unit with state-of-the-art facilities. The neonatal mortality rate for infants born at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is one of the lowest in the nation.

Staff/Transport
Fairfax Neonatal Associates, P.C., is a group of 18 board-certified neonatologists. Neonatologists are in the nursery 24 hours a day and are available for both in-house and telephone consultations as well as transports. In addition, a highly trained team can transport, by air or ground, any infant born within a 200-mile radius who requires the services provided at Fairfax Hospital for Children. With more than 9,000 deliveries each year, our staff is skilled in the care of a variety of neonatal problems.

Pediatric Subspecialists
Some of the pediatric/neonatal subspecialties available at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children include:

• Cardiology - echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization
• Cardiovascular surgery - congenital heart surgery
• Craniofacial/plastic surgery
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology - percutaneous gastrostomy tubes
• Genetics/metabolic diseases - genetic counseling
• Hematology/oncology
• Neurology/neurosurgery - spinal defects
• Ophthalmology - cryotherapy, laser
• Orthopedics
• Pediatric intensive care - later care of older infants
• Pediatric urology - GU anomaly repairs
• Pulmonology - apnea evaluation, home monitoring, bronchoscopy
• Thoracic and abdominal surgery

Advanced therapies being offered include surfactant replacement and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.

Consultations/Referrals
Fairfax Neonatal Associates and Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children are committed to maintaining an unequalled standard of excellence in the care of premature and full-term newborns. For a consultation, referral or more information, please contact Fairfax Neonatal Associates at one of the numbers listed below.