Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County is increasing providers in its Household Beginning Place to grow to be a Stage II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to take care of sick and untimely infants.
It’s anticipated to open in summer time 2026, in response to a Might 20 information launch.
The hospital is at 1670 St Vincents Approach in Middleburg.
It declined to supply building prices.
The mission shall be a 5,000-square-foot enlargement that may have eight Stage II NICU beds in non-public rooms.
Infants from 30 weeks’ gestation and/or 2.75 kilos or higher at start are topic to the elevated care. It consists of elevated monitoring of temperature and respiratory issues in addition to prescribed feeding, the discharge stated.
“This enlargement will complement the award-winning care that the Household Beginning Place already gives to households in Clay County,” Bryan Walrath, president and CEO of St. Vincent’s Clay County, stated within the launch.
“We’re targeted on guaranteeing each household has entry to the providers they want, with out having to depart their group.”
Clay County is experiencing rising preterm births, in response to St. Vincent’s.
In 2023, 12% of births within the county had been below 37 weeks in contrast with 10.7% throughout the state.