Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Neonatology
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo operates the region's largest, safest, and most advanced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).  Along with being the tertiary referral NICU, Women & Children’s Hospital has the region’s only board-certified maternal-fetal medicine obstetricians.  

In 2012, 327 critically ill and often premature newborns were transferred to Women & Children’s Hospital from other hospitals throughout Western New York and beyond by our well-developed ground and air transport system staffed by Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and Respiratory Therapists.

Our advanced state-of-the-art medical therapy for neonatal patients includes:

• Advanced ENT procedures
• Bedside surgery
• Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, nitric oxide inhalation
• High frequency ventilation
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Retinal surgery
• Surfactant replacement
• Non-invasive ventilation
• Whole body cooling for HIE

The NICU staff includes attending neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, licensed respiratory therapists, a psychologist, family service counselors, physical therapists and occupational therapists. A nutritionist and clinical pharmacists participate daily in bedside work rounds.

Overnight facilities for out-of-town families are available in conjunction with the Ronald McDonald House. The hospital family lounge is equipped with Internet access, a microwave, refrigerator and lockers.

Contact Information

Nurse - Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Linda M. Eschberger, RNC 
Nurse Manager
leschberger@kaleidahealth.org
(716) 878-7482
(716) 888-3811

Laura Kibrick, ACBSW 
Patient Care Manager
(716) 878-7669

Maryann Nadolinski, RN 
Patient Care Manager
(716) 878-7647

Kathy Oddy, ACBSW 
Family Services Counselor
(716) 878-7410

Physician - Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Anne Marie Reynolds, MD, MPH
Medical Director, NICU
(716) 878-7673