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The University of Florida Division of Neonatology at Shands Jacksonville offers expert medical care for premature and critically ill newborns.

These tiny patients receive the finest medical care possible in our 43-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). As a Level III (highest designation) regional referral center, physicians and staff provide intensive care for infants from around northeast Florida and south Georgia.

Our team of caregivers includes board-certified University of Florida neonatologists and pediatric surgeons, neonatal nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as well as nurses, respiratory therapists, transport specialists and other specially trained support staff who are on hand 24 hours a day to respond to newborn infants in need of highly skilled care.

The team cares for the full spectrum of newborns, from the tiniest premature infants who require complex critical care, to mature infants born at term. The NICU staff also prepares families for life at home with the necessary training in infant care, CPR and appropriate follow-up care.