Breadcrumb Home For patients and visitors Hospitals and units Tyks Lighthouse hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Keywords: pregnancy childbirth Premature baby Opening hours and contact information Visiting address Tyks Lighthouse Hospital Savitehtaankatu 5 Turku 3rd floor, section J (A-lifts). Postal address PO Box 52 20521 Turku Ward Phone, Ward: 02 313 1413 Secretary Phone, Secretary: 02 313 2413 Fax Phone, Fax: 02 313 2485 , : Our most important value is that every baby has the right for the parents to be present to provide love and care. We pioneered family centred care in the NICU in Finland. Parents take care of their baby from the very beginning as much as possible. Parents are welcome to spend as much time as they want with their baby in one of our family rooms, and they can stay overnight. We encourage parents to take care of their baby as much as possible. Parents are welcome to actively participate in the doctors ward rounds every day. We practice the ‘Close Collaboration with Parents’ Program. All our staff train in this unique program that aims to change the care culture to include parents as partners in the care of their babies. Our NICU staff observe babies closely together with the parents. This forms the basis of mutual understanding about their baby, and the individual care their baby needs. This gives the parents the knowledge to participate in decision making about their baby as an equal partner with the health care team. We support the parents closely, and encourage a trusting relationship. We are a part of the Tyks operational division of the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Newborn care We take care of preterm infants, and term newborns who need intensive care for a variety of medical or surgical reasons. Our babies’ length of stay varies from a few days to several months. We have a multi-professional healthcare team, including Physiotherapy, Social work, Cardiology, and many other specialities. Members of the psychological support team (VAVU team = early interaction) are also involved, helping and supporting parents. Visiting Please make sure that you are healthy without any signs of an upper respiratory tract infection (coughing, sneezing or having a fever) whilst visiting the NICU. Siblings are welcome to visit our ward without restrictions if they have no cough or cold. During the Bronchiolitis season, there may well be restrictions for siblings to come and visit, and we will discuss this with you. Grandparents and other relatives/support persons are welcome to visit the NICU as long as parents have given permission and discussed this with the respective bedside nurse. Skip video Embedded content cannot be displayed because cookies were declined. Change cookie settings Hospitals Tyks Lighthouse hospital In the Lighthouse hospital we have paediatric and adolescent medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, ear, nose and throat diseases and oral and maxillofacial diseases. You can also find some of the medical imaging functions in the Lighthouse hospital. Print this page