NICU at Conroe

When it comes to caring for babies born too early, or newborns with health conditions, our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the most experienced in Montgomery County.

Our 22-bed Level II NICU provides intermediate care for infants born 32 weeks gestational age or greater or those who require close monitoring or care.

Our neonatology team consists of board-certified neonatologists, neonatal-nurse practitioners and expertly trained support staff. In addition to our expert NICU team, your baby will have access to physicians in several specialties, including surgeons, cardiologists, endocrinologists, urologists and nutritionists.

In the case that your baby needs to be transferred to our NICU or a higher level NICU, HCA Houston AirLIFE provides neonatal transport to specialized facilities with more advanced neonatal care.

Conroe neonatal care services

If your baby requires extra medical attention, they will go straight from the delivery room to the NICU for monitoring. While some babies stay in the NICU for only a few hours of observation, others may spend weeks or months in our unit receiving specialized care.

All NICU babies are provided one-on-one compassionate care, while parents are guided through the process with nurturing support. Infants are cared for in flat, open cribs with warmers or incubators where we monitor heart rate, respiratory rate blood pressure and temperature. Nutrition is provided through IV, tube feeding, bottle feeding or breastfeeding.

Families are also key members of the care team, and we want you to be involved in your baby’s care. Infants show improved development with skin-to-skin contact and ample rest. We encourage you to visit, hold and talk to your newborn. 

While your child is in the care of our Level II NICU, we provide the following support and services:

• Breastfeeding support
• Skin-to-skin contact
• Family-centered unit
• Maternal fetal medicine 
• Parental support
• Neonatal transport team

We are committed - not only to the well-being of your baby, but to your well-being and peace of mind, too. Even during this potentially frightening time, we want you to be able to feel confident in understanding our deep devotion to getting your child healthy, happy and ready to go home to your family.

If you are considering delivering at HCA Houston Conroe, we invite you to tour our women's services facility or find an OB/GYN. In addition, we offer women's health services related to breast health and gynecology.