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Alamance Regional Medical Center Special Care Nursery

The Special Care Nursery at Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is the newest member of the Duke Health System's neonatal service. The new unit includes 12 beds and state of the art technology and provides care for the acutely ill and convalescing infant.

Infants requiring surgery or sub-specialty medical care are transferred to a local level IV unit. Special care services offered in the nursery include, but are not limited to: electronic documentation, transcutaneous billirubin readings, NCPAP, short term mechanical ventilation, surfactant administration, transcutaneous C02/02 monitoring, hyperalimentation, percutaneous central venous lines and care of the growing infant.

Duke University's Division of Neonatal Medicine, under the Directorship of Ronald N. Goldberg, Professor of Pediatrics & Chief of Neonatology at Duke, manages the Special Care Nursery at ARMC. The medical director is Hugo A. Navarro, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology. His office number is 336-538-7378 and his pager number is 919-970-5930. In addition, Kamlesh Athavale, MD, and James Wynn, MD, have primary clinical responsibility at ARMC and provide call at the level IV Duke University Intensive Care Unit.

For additional information, contact Jane Promnitz, RN, Unit Coordinator, 336-513-9554 (pager), 336-538-7385 (office).