The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was established in Tuzla State Hospital in 2018 and has 11 beds. All babies in need of Intensive Care are provided with appropriate care and treatment by 5 physicians and 15 nurses with NRP certificate.
Unit layout has been created with the emphasis on employee and patient safety. There are monitors for each baby at the beginning of the incubator and the nurse design is designed to see all incubators and monitors. There is a medicine preparation room and a baby breastfeeding room. In addition, milk preparation and breastfeeding room in the unit outside the bed section has been designed under favorable conditions. Incubator head phototherapy devices for phototherapy treatment, ventilator breathing devices (CPAP) are provided to provide respiratory support to babies with respiratory distress.
In order to minimize the risk of infection and prevent infection, hand wash basins with photocell are available in and inside the unit entrance. Parents who want to see their babies can come to support their babies by coming in at the appropriate hours and realize the mother-baby interaction.