CHOC NICU at St. Joseph Hospital
Neonatology Referrals
Just steps away from St. Joseph Hospital’s postpartum unit, our NICU keeps parents and babies close together in our 13-bed, Level 2 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). If a problem develops during delivery, CHOC’s neonatal team is immediately available to stabilize the baby and begin treatment as necessary. The NICU features all private rooms with spacious accommodations for families.
The NICU is staffed by CHOC’s premier team of neonatal experts—and is specially equipped to care for newborns with low to moderate medical needs. The NICU is equipped with sophisticated monitoring equipment that can closely follow baby’s vital functions around the clock—including heartbeat, respiratory status, temperature, blood pressure and even weight.
Newborns needing an even higher level of critical tertiary care can be admitted just minutes after birth to CHOC Level 4 NICU, located next door.
About St. Joseph Hospital and CHOC
For more than 50 years, CHOC and St. Joseph Hospital have partnered to serve the health care needs of families in Orange County. The CHOC NICU at St. Joseph Hospital is an exciting collaboration—delivering the highest quality neonatal and mother-baby services in the region.
The close collaboration between CHOC and St. Joseph also has led to improved outcomes for premature babies and babies with very low birth weights. When babies are born weighing less than 1,500 grams or before 29 weeks, they are at risk for major complications such as chronic lung disease, severe retinopathy of prematurity, severe bleeding of the brain, necrotizing enterocolitis and nosocomial infections. These babies who are cared for at CHOC after being born at St. Joseph are more likely to survive without long-term complications than at any other hospital in California, according to data collected by the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) for 2011-13. During that period, CHOC reported the highest intact survival rate: 71.7 percent compared to an average 62.4 percent rate among other NICUs in the state.
To learn more, call (714) 509-9820. For more about maternity services at St. Joseph Hospital, visit www.sjo.org/maternity.
CHOC NICU at St. Joseph Hospital
1100 W. Stewart Drive
Orange, CA 92868
714-509-9820