Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Stepdown Unit
Our NICU is the region's largest and most sophisticated critical care facility for newborns. Newborns who need intensive medical attention are admitted to CHKD's NICU every year from hospitals throughout southeastern Virginia, the Eastern Shore, and northeastern North Carolina. Most are born prematurely - some as early as 23 weeks gestation. Others suffer from severe heart and lung conditions or birth defects that require early surgical intervention.
