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| Saving Lives |
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| Dr. Jing Ja Yoon, Director, Neonatology, attending to Neonatal patient. |
Bronx-Lebanon serves one of
the highest risk populations
in the United States, with a
disproportionate share of low
birth weight babies born in
comparison to the national
average.
When considering
these and the many other
challenges it faces, the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit’s
accomplishments are clearly
remarkable. In fact, its Neonatal
mortality rate of 2.06 per 1,000
live births during the past five
years is significantly lower
than the U.S. average of 4.14. |
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| Dr. Barbara Russell, Attending, Neonatology, checking heartbeat of neonatal patient. |
Dr. Mae Hee Kim, Attending Neonatologist, examining newborn in NICU
as mother looks on. |
Success is the best word to describe Bronx-Lebanon’s
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: success in providing the
highest quality state-of-the-art medical services and success
in terms of the many neonatal graduates that come back
as young adults to simply say thank you to the staff for
saving their lives.
Sometimes it is the little victories that make the difference.
Other times it is the smallest of patients that create the
largest challenges—that is when the Neonatal team is called
into action. Its 99% survival rate in saving babies that weigh
as little as one pound at birth is among the highest in the
nation.
“We have saved thousands of babies throughout the
years and are continuously making miracles happen for them.
There is nothing more satisfying than knowing that, because
of our efforts, they can live life to the fullest,” stated
Dr. Jing Ja Yoon, Director, Neonatology. Her team consists
of four Neonatologists: Dr. Mae Hee Kim, Dr. Barbara Russell,
Dr. Yves Verna, and Dr. Catherine Christman. |
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| (LtoR): Dr. Yves Verna, Attending Neonatologist, and Emerlita Lucinario,
RN, checking on newborn. |
Dr. Catherine Christman, Attending Neonatologist, checking heartbeat of
neonatal patient. |
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| Thaycha Kiana Ruiz, PCT, Neonatology, attending to neonatal patient. |
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| Latoya Pottinger, RN, monitoring newborn in NICU. |
Dr. Laura Daugialaite, Attending, Pediatrics/Neonatology, checking on newborn in NICU as parents look on. |
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| Grateful parents with their newborn. |
Marguerite Tirelli, RN, Nurse Manager, NICU, observing neonatal patient. |
| Currently, there are 40 beds in the NICU, giving the gift of
life to more than 600 newborns each year. These medically
fragile newborns also receive cutting edge, specialized care
from highly qualified Neonatal nurses. “We are committed
to providing individualized attention, based on research and
evidenced based practice,” stated Margaret Tirelli, RN,
Nurse Manager, NICU. |
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