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University of Utah Health is expanding its TeleNICU program to improve access to specialty newborn care in rural communities across the Mountain West. The initiative, which currently serves four Utah hospitals, will soon launch new sites in Montana, Nevada and Wyoming. By connecting rural Well Baby Nurseries to University of Utah Health neonatologists and the AirMed Perinatal Team, the program ensures that families in remote areas can access high-level expertise quickly without immediately transferring newborns to distant hospitals.
- TeleNICU provides 24/7 real-time clinical support, allowing specialists to virtually observe newborn resuscitations, guide local providers through stabilization and speak directly with parents before any transport occurs.
This approach helps reduce unnecessary transfers, keeps mothers and babies together when possible and strengthens long-term partnerships between rural hospitals and academic specialty teams.
As the program grows to an expected 10 to 12 sites, it aims to deliver faster, more coordinated newborn care across the region.
University of Utah Health is expanding its TeleNICU program to improve access to specialty newborn care in rural communities across the Mountain West. The initiative, which currently serves four Utah hospitals, will soon launch new sites in Montana, Nevada and Wyoming. By connecting rural Well Baby Nurseries to University of Utah Health neonatologists and the AirMed Perinatal Team, the program ensures that families in remote areas can access high-level expertise quickly without immediately transferring newborns to distant hospitals.
TeleNICU provides 24/7 real-time clinical support, allowing specialists to virtually observe newborn resuscitations, guide local providers through stabilization and speak directly with parents before any transport occurs. This approach helps reduce unnecessary transfers, keeps mothers and babies together when possible and strengthens long-term partnerships between rural hospitals and academic specialty teams. As the program grows to an expected 10 to 12 sites, it aims to deliver faster, more coordinated newborn care across the region.
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