March of Dimes NICU Family Support - Women's and Children's Services

NICU and the March of Dimes

March of Dimes NICU Family Support ®

In July of 2005, the March of Dimes announced its selection of Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City as the first and only site to house a new program called March of Dimes NICU Family Support in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The project’s purpose is to provide information and emotional support to families of critically ill newborns being cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit.


	Link to the March of Dimes
	NICU Information
	Saint Luke's Hospital

	The Saint Luke's Difference

The program addresses the needs of families of premature or critically ill newborns throughout their hospital stay, during the transition from NICU to home, and in the event of a child’s death. Saint Luke’s is one of only 61 hospitals in the U.S. to host this innovative new program. Saint Luke's is proud to be the first and only hospital in the state of Kansas, and in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area, chosen for this wonderful program. Locally, the project is funded by the March of Dimes and the Karbank Family Foundation. Nationally, the project's sponsors are Pediatrix Medical Group, MedImmune, Inc, and Dey, L.P. Learn More about March of Dimes NICU Family Support project.

	NICU Wish List

Because so many of our families come to us before they have a baby shower, they are in need of items. Preemie Sized Snap-up Jammies Newborn Sized Snap-up Jammies Baby-theme scrapbooks in sizes: 8x8, 9x9 and 12x12 Gift cards to Local Restaurants in Westport and the Plaza Gift cards to Local Gas Stations