St. Charles First NICU in State to Use Specialized Ventilator

St. Charles First NICU in State to Use Specialized Ventilator

Newborns in the St. Charles Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can now breathe easier, thanks to a new ventilator technology that helps makes breathing more comfortable for infants that need support. St. Charles is the first NICU in Oregon to use Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA), which has been used to assist more than a dozen babies at St. Charles in the past six months. “We are proud to lead the way in Oregon. It’s one more way we are giv…

St. Charles is 1st Oregon NICU to use specialized ventilator that takes cues from infant

St. Charles is the first NICU in Oregon to use the NAVA ventilator, a system that coordinates breathing support based on an infant’s own signals. The technology aims to reduce lung damage and improve outcomes for premature babies.