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Special Care Nursery at Watsonville Community Hospital

 
Location
Watsonville Community Hospital
75 Nielson Street
Watsonville, CA 95076     
Phone: (831) 761-5663 
Fax: (831) 763-6438 

 

Services Overview

The Special Care Nursery at Watsonville Community Hospital is a 10-bed intermediate intensive care nursery under the medical direction of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

We provide a full range of services for newborns who:
  • Require non-critical, specialized care and hospitalization due to various conditions, including:
    • Prematurity
    • Suspected infections
    • Respiratory problems
  • Need to be stabilized in preparation for a transfer to the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Palo Alto. 
Edward McNamara, MD, is our unit's Medical Director.
 
 

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