Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering resources to strengthen neonatal health care in metro Atlanta.
Today, Sen. Ossoff announced he is delivering Federal funding to upgrade Emory University’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with new equipment.
Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to deliver $536,000 for the project through this year’s bipartisan government funding package.
“For struggling newborn and premature babies, the NICU is a matter of life or death. That’s why I’ve appropriated funds to upgrade the NICU at Emory Midtown. I thank Emory President Fenves and the heroic health care workers for bringing this proposal to my office and for their life-saving work in our community,” Sen. Ossoff said.
“Emory University Hospital Midtown is proud to play an important role in the Atlanta Regional Perinatal Center which serves 40 North Georgia Counties. As a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), we care for over 800 critically ill infants a year. Unique services we provide as a referral site for critically ill infants in the state of Georgia include special cooling therapy to reduce brain injury, continuous neonatal seizure monitoring and treatment, care of extremely premature babies born as early as 22 weeks gestation, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS),” said Adam Webb, CEO of Emory University Hospital Midtown. “This funding allows us to update vital equipment to care for these sick babies including purchasing of updated cooling machines, all-in-one incubators that can be utilized to treat infants from the delivery room to the NICU, and a state-of-the art POCUS machine. Point of care ultrasound in particular will allow us to optimize timely diagnosis, care quality and clinical outcomes for our NICU babies. As Emory works with partners across the state to improve healthy outcomes for mothers and babies, we appreciate Senator Ossoff championing this important funding.”
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