Babies & Children

"Natividad plays a vital role in bringing health and healing to our community's children, and access to healthcare services today means a brighter future for each child tomorrow."

Valerie Barnes, M.D., Chief of Pediatrics, Natividad Medical Center

VISION
Natividad will set the standard for child/family-centered care at safety net hospitals for poor babies and children in our community.

NUMBERS - NATIVIDAD

13,000

Children are treated in the Emergency Department annually

2,700
Newborns are delivered every year

300
Babies receive life-saving care in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit every year

PEDIATRIC UNIT
Natividad will be characterized by excellent health outcomes in a cross-cultural, family-centered environment in which children and families can grow and heal together.

CCS-CERTIFIED LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

"Moms are the best medicine for their sick babies. At Natividad, our babies stay close to home and close to mom."

Dr. Cynthia Ewing, UCSF Neonatologist/NMC Physician

Affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) serves more than 300 babies each year right here in Monterey County. The Central Coast's only California Children's Services-certified Level III NICU, Natividad's neonatologists and nursing staff have extraordinary clinical competency in the care of newborns and in supporting family members.

ARCHER CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER/BATES-ELDREDGE CLINIC

"More than 225 children and adolescents are evaluated at the clinic each year. We are passionate about providing the highest quality, most compassionate care for each child."

Susan Gleason, Coordinator, Archer Child Advocacy Center/Bates-Eldredge Clinic

Natividad provides unique services for children and teens not available elsewhere in Monterey County, including the Sally P. Archer Child Advocacy Center/Bates-Eldredge Clinic, the County’s only multi-disciplinary medical-forensic clinic dedicated to child victims of sexual abuse.

GIVING

We are passionate about continuing to provide the safest, highest quality care for babies and children in our community.

Join us by making a gift to philanthropically support a brighter future for each baby and child at Natividad!