Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University was designated by the New York State Department of Health as the Regional Perinatal Center for North/North Central Brooklyn. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is dedicated to caring for high risk neonates. Located only a few steps from labor and delivery, the NICU is also a place where critically ill babies can come to recover. The immediacy of having a state-of-the art NICU just down the hall from labor and delivery makes it convenient for families.

We were the first institution in Brooklyn to implement the Statewide Perinatal Data System (SPDS). SPDS provides public health and health care professionals around the state with timely and accurate data about birth outcomes. This system assists hospitals in their quality assurance and quality improvement activities.

For Neonatal ICU or Neonatal Transports call 718-270-2091 or 718-2608.