Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Serving the National Capital Region, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is home to the area's only military Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We provide specialized, round-the-clock care for our youngest patients in a state-of-the-art facility. Our unit features 20 private rooms, ensuring a calm environment for families. Our doors are open 24/7 to provide critical care when it's needed most.
Intensive care services
- Premature birth
- Low birth weight
- Sepsis (infection) and septic shock
- Birth defects
- Critical illness
- Respiratory problems
- Other life threatening complications
Our pride shows! The WRNMMC NICU...
- A DoD "Center of Excellence,"
- Staffed by board-certified neonatal specialists.
- Uses the most advanced medical technologies available.
- Cares for over 400 high-risk, critically ill newborns each year.
- Featured on "THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL" for exemplary work and service to military medicine.