Newborn & Infant Critical Care

Newborn and Infant Critical Care 

Having a baby that requires special medical attention can be very stressful for parents. As part of the Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, the Division of Newborn and Infant Critical Care offers an integrated team that provides compassionate, advanced, evidence-based care for critically ill newborns and infants.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for neonatology care on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals List.

At our hospital, your infant will have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services, consultations from virtually all existing pediatric subspecialties, and compassionate care provided by a world-class education and training center on the leading-edge of neonatal and perinatal research. 

ABOUT THE NICCU

In the NICCU at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, your infant will have access to:  state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services, consultations from faculty of virtually all existing pediatric subspecialties, and compassionate care provided by a world-class education and training center on the cutting-edge of neonatal and perinatal research. 

FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES

NICCU AWARDS

The hospital's Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.  Read More

NICCU METRICS

We provide the highest quality medical care for neonates and infants with severe health disorders in a compassionate, family-centered environment. Read More

Clinical Services

We have fifteen academic neonatologists who work at the division’s host site and affiliated hospitals.

 

OUR PATIENTS' STORIES

Babies with severe lung disease and other life-threatening conditions had little or no chance of survival, despite the efforts and skills of neonatal professionals. Thanks to decades of advances, the Newborn and Infant Critcal Care Unit is giving more babies a chance at life. Download Imagine Magazine

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Newborn & Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU)
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

323-361-2531

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Istvan Seri,MD, PhD 
DIVISION CHIEF
ISTVAN SERI, MD, PHD

Istvan Seri, MD, PhD is a leader in care for newborns and is an award-winning mentor for students and new faculty.

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