Boston Medical Center – Brighton
Neonatal Care
The level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Boston Medical Center – Brighton (BMC Brighton) offers world-class care for newborns. Our NICU is one of only a handful of units in Boston that provides the most advanced care and technology for premature and critically ill newborns.
Our Team
The NICU is staffed by board-certified neonatologists and licensed neonatal nurse practitioners.
Physicians
- Sanjay Aurora, MD, MPH
- Meredith G. Banigan, MD
- Lauren E. Bodreau, DO
- Lisa Capra, MD
- Nisha Dalvie, MD
- Taylor (Wiseman) Deall, DO
- Chelsea Hartman, MD
- Shah Hossain, MD
- Bernadette M. Levesque, MD
Additional members of the care team include:
- Development therapists
- Experienced nursing staff
- Nurse educator
- Nutritionists
- Pastoral and spiritual care specialists
- Pharmacists
- Respiratory therapists
- Social workers
Our physicians, nurses, and other staff members work closely with parents so they can participate in their baby’s care in the unit and feel confident about caring for their newborn at home.
Neonatal Transport
A team of neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and neonatal nurses travel out to referring hospitals to transport sick newborns back to the NICU at BMC Brighton. Through a collaboration with Armstrong Ambulance Service, a dedicated ambulance with state-of-the-art equipment is used to transport newborns to and from the hospital.
Subspecialty Services
If a BMC Brighton patient requires the most critical care, they have access to the specialty services offered through our clinical collaboration with Boston Medical Center (BMC).
Some of the services BMC Brighton NICU patients can receive at BMC include:
- Echocardiograms in consultation with pediatric cardiology
- Ophthalmology exams
Contact Us
The BMC Brighton NICU is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more information, please call 617.562.7077.