Special Care Nursery
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
The unit also cares for unwell babies. Babies are stabilised and treated, or if required, transferred to a level 3 nursery (Tertiary Nursery) for further intensive management.
The SCN is staffed by specially trained nurses and midwives, a paediatric registrar and has consultant paediatric support by a 24 hour on-call service. The babies may also be referred to our paediatric outpatient clinic for ongoing care and supervision if required.
Other services include:
- Social work and other allied health services
- Established links to community care services
- Breastfeeding support
The SCN takes babies from 32 weeks gestation and caters for a range of babies needs.
Alfred Health's Special Care Nursery is run in partnership with the Women's at Sandringham. Further information can be found here.
Refer your patient
(03) 9076 1000
Special referral instructions
Patients are admitted via the Emergency Department or directly admitted from a clinic or community service after discussion with and acceptance from the on-call paediatrician.Resources
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