Miracles Unveiled: Mandell-Braunstein Family's Legacy Will Shine in Connecticut Children’s New Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

“Connecticut Children’s cares for more than half of all NICU babies in the state,” said Jim Shmerling, Connecticut Children’s President and CEO. “The incredibly generous gift from the Mandell-Braunstein family will help us expand the high tech and high-touch care we provide to our tiniest, most fragile patients and their families. We are deeply grateful for their support.”

Sixty percent of all births in Connecticut occur in one of Connecticut Children’s network hospitals. In addition, Connecticut Children’s staffs 14 NICUs across Connecticut and New York, with the most critically ill babies receiving care at its Level 4 NICU in Hartford. The new Mandell-Braunstein Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will feature 25 private NICU patient/family rooms, family waiting rooms, procedure rooms, and team member areas. There will be another NICU floor with similar features, bringing the total of private NICU rooms to 50.