Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Locations

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Norton Children’s provides specialized care for some of our smallest patients in two neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) locations.

Level IV NICU: Norton Children’s Hospital (Downtown Louisville)

The Level IV NICU at Norton Children’s Hospital provides the highest level of care. Newborns from around the region come to the Norton Children’s Hospital NICU for specialized care. Many babies are transported to the NICU by the “Just for Kids” Transport Team.

As a Level IV NICU, the hospital is home to a full range of pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists and pediatric anesthesiologists. Norton Children’s Hospital also provides outreach education to Level I, II and III nurseries throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

The pediatric surgeons and other providers at Norton Children’s Hospital repair complex birth defects and acquired conditions. We also offer ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) heart-lung bypass.

NicView available at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Hospital

Stay connected to your baby when you can’t be at the hospital

NicView is a camera system placed near your baby’s bed that allows you to view a secure live video stream of your baby. See your baby from any computer, smartphone or tablet with an internet connection.

To receive access to NicView, contact your nurse or physician.

Level III NICU: Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital (St. Matthews)

Norton Children's ECMO Award for Excellence in Life Support, Center of Excellence

The NICU at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital provides a high level of care for medically fragile newborns. Surgical repair of complex conditions and ECMO are only provided in the NICU at Norton Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville.

Babies who need continued monitoring after they leave the NICU may be seen at a Norton Children’s Neonatal Follow-up Clinic.