North York General Hospital’s modern Level II Tippet Foundation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides specialized care for babies born 30 weeks or later in a pregnancy.
The unit includes:
20 monitored areas that are equipped to provide care to a premature or ill newborn
4 care-by-parent rooms (includes: a bed, bassinet, bathroom and kitchenette)
A breast feeding chair in each patient care area
The NICU health care team works with parents to develop an individualized plan of care.
Every day the team visits each baby, discusses the baby’s progress and sets goals for the day. The team’s priorities are to partner with the parents to ensure they have the education, skills and confidence to bring their babies home.
Meet the Team
Leadership Team
Program Director, Maternal, Newborn, Paediatrics and Clinical Genetics Program
Clinical Team Manager, Paediatric Inpatient Unit
Clinical Nurse Educator
Dr. Shaheen Doctor, Medical Director, NICU
Allied Health
Kristen Tocek, Occupational Therapist
Andrea Peter, Social Worker
Jessny Maureaye, Clinical Dietitian
Kendra Popowich, Lactation Consultant
Pharmacist
The nursing staff is responsible for the day-to-day care of your baby. All nurses working in the NICU are specialized in critical care neonatal nursing. Nurses provide support to parents as they learn more about their infant and the care they requires.
Our nurses work 8 and 12 hour shifts. Shift changes are as follows:
7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. (12 hour shifts)
7:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. (8 hour shifts)
The resource nurse (sometimes called a “charge nurse”) coordinates daily care on the unit, providing continuity of care to our patients and families. In this role, the resource nurse also offers clinical support and leadership to the inter-professional health care team.
The registered respiratory therapist (RT/RRT) provides expertise in the management of babies that require oxygen therapy and/or breathing support.
The unit secretaries will welcome you at the reception desk and when you call into the unit. They can also assist you with general questions about the NICU.
Physicians
Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Clinical Interests:
Growth and nutrition in preterm infants
Prevention of line-related bloodstream infections
Neonatal resuscitation
Research Interests:
Community NICU participation in multi-centre research trials
Specialty: Neonatology
Clinical interests:
Care of premature and/or sick newborns
Counselling pregnant women/couples when there is a medical concern regarding the mother and/or baby
Neurodevelopmental monitoring of at-risk infants
Physician, Paediatrics
Specialty: Paediatrics
Clinical Interests:
Clinical interest in neonatal medicine
Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, General Paediatrics
Clinical Interests:
Nutritional follow up for extremely low birth weight infants
