General Pediatrics
The Pediatric Department at NEOM Hospital specializes in comprehensive primary health care services for newborns, infants, toddlers, and adolescents.Our highly experienced team of board-certified pediatricians, nurses, and allied health professionals is dedicated to helping parents raise healthy and happy children by providing the best possible care and treating illnesses with skill and compassion.
Core Services
• Well-Child Care: Physical examinations, including growth measurements, developmental surveillance, and screening tests.• Preventive Services: Implementation of screening procedures and anticipatory guidance to support families in every stage of a child’s growth.• Outpatient Consultations: Routine visits for well-child assessments and management of minor illnesses.• Vaccination Programs: Strict adherence to immunization schedules recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Saudi Center for Disease Control (Saudi CDC).• Management of Common Illnesses: Including feeding difficulties, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, headache, and dizziness.• Chronic Disease Care: Long-term support for children with asthma, failure to thrive, obesity, and anemia.
Bright Minds Program
As part of our community-centered approach, the Bright Minds Pediatric Wellness Program extends beyond clinical care. It offers preventive and developmental health screening, school health initiatives and outreach programs, parent education on nutrition, safety, and child development, and integration with specialists in psychology, nutrition, and physical health to ensure holistic well-being.
Through Bright Minds, NEOM Hospital is shaping the future of pediatric health by combining innovation, prevention, and family empowerment.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Our PICU provides highly specialized care for critically ill children. Staffed by pediatric intensivists, nurses, and allied health professionals, the unit addresses the medical, emotional, and social needs of the sickest patients and their families with compassion and dignity.
Core Services
- Advanced Monitoring and Life Support: Continuous cardiorespiratory monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and renal/hemodynamic support.
- Critical Illness Management: Expertise in sepsis, severe respiratory distress, neurological crises, cardiac conditions, and multi-organ dysfunction.
- Emergency Stabilization: Immediate resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill or unstable children.
- Family-Centered Support: Psychological and emotional care for families, including involvement in decision-making and education.
- Multidisciplinary Approach: Seamless collaboration across specialties to optimize outcomes.
- 24/7 Consultant Availability: Ensuring safe, high-quality care at all times.
The PICU stands as a cornerstone of safety, hope, and healing for children requiring the most advanced level of pediatric intensive care.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Our NICU is a state-of-the-art facility providing specialized care for the most vulnerable newborns, including premature babies requiring specialized respiratory and nutritional support, low birth weight infants in need of continuous monitoring, and newborns with complex medical conditions needing advanced interventions.The unit is led by neonatologists, nurses, and allied health professionals, all working together to provide compassionate, cutting-edge care for newborns and their families.
Core Services
- Comprehensive Neonatal Monitoring: Continuous cardiorespiratory, temperature, and oxygen monitoring.
- Respiratory Support: Including CPAP, mechanical ventilation, and surfactant therapy.• Nutritional Management: Parenteral and enteral feeding programs tailored for premature and critically ill infants.
- Infection Control and Sepsis Management: Early detection and evidence-based treatment of neonatal infections.
- Neurodevelopmental Support: Screening and early intervention for at-risk infants.
- Family Integration: Kangaroo care, breastfeeding support, and parental education.
- 24/7 Specialized Team: Providing round-the-clock care with the highest safety standards.
Nursery Care
In addition to intensive care, we provide a Well-Baby Nursery for healthy newborns who do not require NICU admission. Services include:
- Routine postnatal monitoring, growth tracking, and early neonatal screening.
- Support for rooming-in, mother-baby bonding, and safe newborn care practices.
- Assistance with breastfeeding initiation and lactation consultation.
- Early identification and referral of newborns who require specialized NICU support.
- Education for parents on safe sleep, feeding practices, and newborn wellness.
Born in NEOM Program
The NICU is closely integrated with the Born in NEOM Maternal & Newborn Wellness Program, which focuses on promoting maternal wellness during pregnancy and postnatal care, supporting early attachment, breastfeeding, and parental education, and providing holistic newborn health services to ensure every child begins life with the strongest foundation.It aligns with international best practices (WHO, UNICEF, BFHI) for neonatal and maternal care.
The Born in NEOM initiative symbolizes our commitment to giving every newborn not only a safe start in life but also a future filled with health, wellness, and opportunity.
One Team, One Vision
At NEOM Hospital, General Pediatrics, the PICU, and the NICU function as one integrated team. Our pediatricians, neonatologists, intensivists, nurses, and allied health professionals collaborate seamlessly across all units. This multidisciplinary approach ensures continuity of care from routine wellness visits to critical care in emergencies to specialized neonatal support.Together, we are committed to building a healthier future for every child and family in NEOM.
