Some babies need special care after they have left the Intensive Care Nursery. The Transitional Long-Term Care Clinic (TLC):
- Monitors babies with special medical needs, such as home oxygen or feeding tubes
- Provides home nursing care
- Helps babies who have specific nutritional needs
- Coordinates appointments with specialists at the hospital
- Provides immunizations against respiratory syncytial virus to help prevent lung infections
We are your central contact for all your baby's medical needs for at least the first year, and longer if needed. We will help you make appointments and stay in touch with various specialists, including:
- Genetics Clinic and Neurometabolic Clinic: To diagnose and treat babies with inherited genetic conditions
- General Pediatric Surgery: For a wide variety of surgical care and follow-up
- Pediatric Audiology: Hearing evaluation for infants who did not pass the hearing test in the nursery
- Pediatric Cardiology: Evaluation, therapy, and surgery for heart defects and heart rhythm disorders
- Pediatric Dermatology: Treatment of infant skin disorders such as eczema and birthmarks
- Pediatric Nephrology: Care for infants who have high blood pressure or kidney problems
- Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery: For infants with conditions such as epilepsy or brain tumors
- Pediatric Ophthalmology: For infants who weighed less than 3.5 pounds at birth and need eye therapy or surgery
- Pediatric Pulmonology: Evaluation and treatment of infants with lung disorders such as asthma or cystic fibrosis
- Pediatric Urology: Treatment of diseases and disorders of the genital-urinary tract