NICU level explained
- Level I: Well nursery
- Can care for mothers, infants at 35-plus weeks of gestation with routine perinatal problems
- Level II: Specialty care nursery
- Can care for mothers, infants at 32-plus weeks of gestation with problems to be resolved rapidly
- Level III: Neonatal intensive care unit
- Can care for mothers, infants of all gestational ages with mild to critical illnesses
- Level IV: Advanced NICU
- Can care for mothers, infants of all gestational ages as well as the most complex, critically ill infants
- Level I:
- Highest level of care
- Full range of specialists, equipment in-house 24/7
- Level II:
- Offer specialists on call 24/7
- Can transfer to Level I facilities
- Level III*:
- Offer resources for emergency surgery, intensive care
- Level IV*:
- Provide initial evaluation, stabilization, diagnostic capabilities
1. Arise Austin Medical Center
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 23
- Number of employees: did not provide
- 3003 Bee Caves Road, Austin
- 512-314-3800
- www.arisemedicalcenter.com
- Trauma level: II
- NICU level: II
- Number of beds: 154
- Number of employees: 873
- 6001 Kyle Parkway, Kyle
- 512-504-5000
- www.healthcare.ascension.org
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: III
- Number of beds: 521
- Number of employees: 1,830
- 1201 W. 38th St., Austin
- 512-324-1000
- www.ascension.org
- Trauma level: II
- NICU level: II
- Number of beds: 181
- Number of employees: 861
- 201 Seton Parkway, Round Rock
- 512-324-4000
- www.healthcare.ascension.org
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: II
- Number of beds: 117
- Number of employees: 447
- 11113 Research Blvd., Austin
- 512-324-6000
- www.ascension.org
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 54
- Number of employees: 178
- 3501 Mills Ave., Austin
- 512-324-2000
- www.ascension.org
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 28
- Number of employees: 250
- 7900 FM 1826, Austin
- 512-324-9000
- www.healthcare.ascension.org
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 2000 Medical Drive, Lakeway
- 512-263-4500
- www.bswrehab.com/locations/inpatient/lakeway
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 5245 W. Hwy. 290, Austin
- 512-654-2100
- www.bswhealth.com/austin
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 5330 Overpass Road, Buda
- 737-999-6200
- www.bswhealth.com/buda
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 100 Medical Parkway, Lakeway
- 512-654-5000
- www.bswhealth.com/lakeway
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 810 W. Hwy. 71, Marble Falls
- 830-201-8000
- www.bswhealth.com/locations/marble-falls
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 2600 E. Pflugerville Parkway, Ste. 100, Pflugerville
- 512-654-6100
- www.bswhealth.com/pflugervillemc
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 300 University Blvd., Round Rock
- 512-509-0100
- www.bswhealth.com/roundrock
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: did not provide
- Number of employees: about 4,500 for the Greater Austin region
- 305 Mallard Lane, Taylor
- 737-888-3100
- www.bswhealth.com/taylor
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: II
- Number of beds: 126
- Number of employees: did not provide
- 1401 Medical Parkway, Cedar Park
- 512-528-7000
- www.cedarparkregional.com
- Trauma level: I
- NICU level: IV
- Number of beds: 299
- Number of employees: 2,000
- 4900 Mueller Blvd., Austin
- 512-324-0000
- www.dellchildrens.net
- Trauma level: III
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 36
- Number of employees: TBA
- 9010 N. Lake Creek Parkway, Austin
- 737-707-6000
- www.dellchildrens.net
- Trauma level: I
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 255
- Number of employees: 1,374
- 1500 Red River St., Austin
- 512-324-7000
- www.ascension.org
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 72
- Number of employees: did not provide
- 3801 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin
- 512-407-7000
- www.hearthospitalofaustin.com
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 23
- Number of employees: did not provide
- 5656 Bee Caves Road, Ste. M302, Austin
- 512-327-0000
- www.westlakemedical.com
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 8
- Number of employees: 160
- 6818 Austin Center Blvd., Ste. 100, Austin
- 512-346-1994
- www.northwesthillssurgical.com
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: I
- Number of beds: 118
- Number of employees: 550
- 2000 Scenic Drive, Georgetown
- 512-943-3000
- www.stdavids.com
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: IV
- Number of beds: 435
- Number of employees: 1,800
- 919 E. 32nd St., Austin
- 512-476-7111
- www.stdavids.com
- Trauma level: IV
- NICU level: III
- Number of beds: 433 (479 beds including St. David’s Surgical Hospital, which is a campus of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center)
- Number of employees: 1,901
- 12221 N. MoPac, Austin
- 512-901-1000
- www.stdavids.com
- Trauma level: II
- NICU level: II
- Number of beds: 175
- Number of employees: 1,074
- 2400 Round Rock Ave., Round Rock
- 512-341-1000
- www.stdavids.com
- Trauma level: II
- NICU level: II
- Number of beds: 364
- Number of employees: 1,696
- 901 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin
- 512-447-2211
- www.stdavids.com
- Trauma level: N/A
- NICU level: N/A
- Number of beds: 46
- Number of employees: 221
- 1201 W. Louis Henna Blvd., Austin
- 512-248-7000
- www.stdavids.com