WHAT IS THE NEONATAL UNIT

The Neonatal Unit at The Portland Hospital provides facilities to support babies who deliver from 28 weeks gestation onwards. Care is provided either in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or in the Special Care Unit (SCBU) and Transitional Care in the room with parents (TC) depending on baby’s health and development needs.

The Neonatal Unit combines advanced technology and trained health care professionals to provide specialist care for our tiniest patients. Giving birth to a sick or premature baby can be quite unexpected for any parent. Unfamiliar sights, sounds, and equipment in the Neonatal Unit can be overwhelming and the nurses are there to support and guide parents through this difficult time as well as provide excellent, evidence-based care.

INSURED PATIENTS

Patients holding family medical insurance policies may find that their baby’s stay in the neonatal unit is covered by their insurance. Please ensure you liaise with your insurance company as soon as possible to include your baby’s care on your policy. Our admissions staff are available to discuss any concerns and are happy to provide individual assistance in completing your insurance coverage.

SELF PAY PATIENTS

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit £3,915 per night* (The hospital will cover the first 3 nights when you are self-funding your maternity admission)
• High Dependency Unit £3,500 per night*
• Special Care Baby Unit £3,090 per night*
• Rooming-in £1591.00 per night* when baby transitions out of Intensive Care Unit under the neonatalteams’ support.

  *NICU, HDU, SCBU is included within our self-funding maternity packages for the first 3 nights, this excludes any Transitional care or planned admissions into NICU*

• Transitional Care £910.00 per night* on the postnatal ward (1st Floor). Treatment may include IV drugs and phototherapy. Please Note: pathology/imaging services will be charged in addition.
• Lodger Fee £345.00 per night* including continental breakfast and hot/cold beverages (Tea/coffee/Water) (1 Parent occupying a room after discharge).*Please be advised that our nightly rate as quoted above does not include any pathology/Imaging or additional tests that may be required.

  If you are worried about the cost of neonatal care then we can arrange for your baby to be transferred into a NHS neonatal unit. All babies born in the UK requiring neonatal care are allocated a cot via the NHS neonatal care bed management system. This system will confirm the closest NHS neonatal care facility which has the capacity and skills to care for your baby, this process may take a day or so dependent on availability.

  Please liaise with your lead nurse immediately should you wish a transfer to be organised.