Franklin Square Planning Larger Unit For Littlest Patients
Fundraising efforts are underway for a new NICU unit at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Essex.
The hospital wing is small, but so are its patients. The 1,850-square-foot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center currently cares for around 20 tiny newborns—many attached to feeding tubes and heart monitors and resting in plastic bassinets. Only curtains divide each infant and care area. There are no private rooms and no access to natural light. Despite its size, Franklin Square's NICU has developed a reputation for quality specialized care. It is the only facility in northeastern Maryland to maintain Level III-B status, which allows the hospital to care for babies under 1 pound. It has also been honored for family-centered care by the March of Dimes. On Tuesday, the hospital kicked off a campaign to …
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Pat Foster
1:23 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Best wishes to MFSMC on their fund-raising efforts for this worthwhile cause. more ›