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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

NICU rooms and spaces


NICU courtesy room
Courtesy rooms

To promote family participation and parent bonding during your baby’s time with us, we can provide a courtesy room to you at no extra charge. These rooms are located on the fourth floor of Building D in the mother-baby or pediatric units. If other hospitalized patients are not using them, they will become available to you. Families who are involved in the bedside care of their baby have priority over these rooms.

Family rooms

As your baby gets closer to going home, we can offer you a family room in the NICU. It has a bathroom and a sofa bed or pullout couch. This room gives you a chance to be with your baby and practice taking care of them, just like you will at home. While you're here, our NICU team will be there to help and support you.

 

Family lounge

We have a family lounge available just for families. It’s near the NICU entrance and has a restroom with a shower. Ask your nurse if you need more information about using it. More restrooms are in the third-floor lobby. You can find the family lounge rules posted inside the lounge.


Food and drinks

To support parents who are actively providing care to their baby in the NICU, we offer up to three meal trays a day, per family. Meal trays are available between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Please ask your nurse to assist you when you’re ready to place an order.

If you would like to store personal food, you may use the fridge located near the NICU entrance. Please label your items with your name and date. Near the fridge you may also find complimentary coffee, juice and crackers. Vending machines are located on the second floor of Building D.

Are you looking for other food and drink options? We invite you to visit Creekside Dining, Salem Hospital’s full-service dining and espresso stop. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner on the first floor of Building D. For a full list of our dining services and hours, click the button below.


Coffee time at a Salem Health cafe





Parent resource center

Our parent resource center is located near the entrance of the NICU and is equipped with scrapbooking supplies and other materials for you to use freely. Please do not leave unsupervised children in this area.