Staff at the Neonatal Intensive Care unit on the Galveston Campus celebrated NICU Awareness Month in September with special events throughout the month, including special breakfasts, a 10-day read-a-thon, a Remembrance Day candle memorial honoring lost patients, etc.
"A NICU nurse is characterized by the ability to see a fragile baby, sometimes no larger than their own hand, and not be scared, but rather focused and driven to see them through their fight and eventually be the one to place them in their mother's arms as they get set to go home."
—Dr. María Franco-Fuenmayor, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology
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Above left: Day shift on NICU Staff Appreciation Day
Above right: Lorraine Hunter-Simpson and Blanca Araujo, who are not only part of the pediatric administrative team but also are former micropreemie moms
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Above left: NICU nurses Lavelva and Lavonda with Dr. María Franco-Fuenmayor
Above right: Night shift on NICU Staff Appreciation Day
For more NICU Awareness Month photos, see Candid Camera