AAP Verified Neonatal Facilities

Participating Neonatal Facilities

AAP Neonatal Excellence Program

The AAP Neonatal Excellence Program is the nation’s only recognized neonatal designation program. It partners with hospitals to ensure every newborn has access to the right expertise and resources – improving outcomes, reducing disparities, increasing transparency, and advancing the health of all children.

The following facilities currently participate in the AAP Neonatal Excellence Program:

• • Aspirus St Luke’s Hospital (MN) – Designated Level II
  • Catawba Valley Medical Center (NC) – Designation in Progress 
  • Children’s National Hospital (DC) – Designation in Progress 
  • East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (TN) – Designation in Progress
  • NYU Langone Health Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital (NY) – Designation in Progress
  • NYU Langone Hospital Long Island Mineola (NY) – Designation in Progress 
  • SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital (MO) – Designated Level IV
  • University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital (IA) – Designated Level IV  

NICU Verification Program

The AAP NICU Verification Program provides trusted, third-party verification services for state departments of health in Georgia, Missouri, and Texas, helping to strengthen standards of care and ensure consistency across each state.

Georgia

The following facilities have been surveyed by the AAP NICU Verification Program. Please refer to the Georgia Department of Public Health for the facility-specific neonatal designation level.

• • Arthur M Blank Children’s Hospital – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Scottish Rite
  • Emory University Hospital – Midtown
  • Grady Memorial Hospital 
  • Memorial Health University Medical Center  
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Gainesville
  • Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
  • Piedmont Columbus Regional – Midtown

Missouri

The following facilities have been surveyed by the AAP NICU Verification Program. Please refer to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services for the facility-specific neonatal designation level.

• • NKC Health 

Texas

The following facilities have been surveyed by the AAP NICU Verification Program. Please refer to the Texas Department of State Health Services for the facility-specific neonatal designation level.

• • Ascension Seton Hays
  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
  • Ascension Seton Williamson
  • Baylor Scott & White – Centennial
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe
  • Baylor University Medical Center – Dallas
  • Ben Taub Hospital – Harris Health
  • BSA Hospital
  • Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital  
  • CHRISTUS Children's
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – New Braunfels
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills
  • Cook Children’s Medical Center 
  • Dell Children's Medical Center
  • DeTar Healthcare System
  • Driscoll Children's Hospital
  • Hunt Regional Healthcare
  • Las Palmas Medical Center
  • Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ) Hospital – Harris Health
  • Medical City Frisco Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
  • Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
  • North Central Baptist Hospital
  • OakBend Medical Center
  • Resolute Baptist Hospital
  • St Luke’s Baptist Hospital 
  • St Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital
  • Texas Children’s Hospital 
  • Texas Children's Hospital – The Woodlands
  • Texoma Medical Center
  • Titus Regional Medical Center