Cook Children's NICU (Fort Worth)

Our skilled staff is able to provide the highest level of care for premature babies or infants who may have a birth defect or another kind of anomaly. Our team of neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners, along with doctors and other health care professionals from a variety of medical specialties are here to care for your baby's unique needs.

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Preemies and Micropreemies
• Multiple Births
• Newborn Stroke
• Newborn Craniofacial Surgery
• Newborn Heart Surgery
• Hyperinsulinism
• Complex Neonatal Surgery
• Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Newborn Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Therapeutic Hypothermia
• Respiratory Care
• Feeding Issues
• Tele-NICU
• NEST Developmental Follow-up Center

We understand that planning for your baby's stay at Cook Children's NICU can be a very stressful time, especially if you have to make some very important decisions in a very short amount of time. The following checklist and resources can help to ease your decision-making process and make your preparation, arrival, and stay go more smoothly.

Insurance information

• Research your insurance benefits.
• Contact your insurance company and find out if Cook Children's services are covered under your insurance plan.
• Tell your insurance company that you are choosing Cook Children's NICU to care for your newborn.
• Call your employer's benefits department if you have additional questions after speaking to your insurance company. Some plans may have a higher out of pocket or patient responsibility depending on your plan and employer.
• Tell your doctor that you have chosen Cook Children's for your baby's care.
• Add your newborn to your insurance.
• After your baby is born, contact your insurance company within 30 days to add him/her to your plan.
• Research and select your pediatrician.

Cook Children's has contracts with the following health care insurance companies, and we are committed to growing this list. We want to be sure that every family and child in our community has the coverage they need to get and stay healthy.

• Cook Children's contracted insurance plans

Did you know that Cook Children's also offers a health plan that may help you access the care you need? Learn more about Cook Children's Health Plan here.