Your Gifts At Work

• Your Gift: Touching Lives
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• Mammography Services
• A Healthy Community
• NICU
• Maternal Health Services
• Thank You To Our Donors

With equipment designed for infants, and a hospital staff who has special training in newborn care, the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is for newborns that need specialized treatment. Babies sent to NICU may include babies born prematurely, babies who suffer as a result of difficulties encountered during delivery or babies who show signs of serious medical problems within the first few days of birth.

The Memorial Foundation funds participation in a multidisciplinary collaboration that includes more than 40 NICUs in the USA and Canada, allowing patients in the Yakima Valley to directly benefit from the shared experiences of other centers.

The Stewart Family Children's Miracle Network programs touch the lives of thousands of children and families throughout our region-families like the Stewarts of Toppenish. The excitement of expecting triplets quickly turned frightening when Heather and her husband, Lon, found out one of the babies was having complications. (more...)