UCHealth Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet night in the neonatal intensive care unit when a nurse noticed something odd. A delivery driver kept arriving with packages just before midnight, always whispering and disappearing into the shadows. Curious, she followed him one night and found him delivering boxes of warm cookies to each baby’s bedside. Turns out, he was the neighborhood baker’s son, trying to cheer up the little patients.

2. It was late afternoon on a routine day at UCHealth’s NICU when one of the nurses noticed something peculiar. A tiny baby, usually fussy and alert, suddenly became deathly silent as it stared intently at the ceiling fan above its incubator. The nurse leaned closer, trying to figure out what the baby might be seeing. Suddenly, an old delivery driver walking by outside the window caught the baby's eye—and waved enthusiastically. The baby smiled broadly for the first time since arriving, and everyone in the room burst into laughter. It turned out that babies have excellent peripheral vision after all.

3. It was a typical morning at UCHealth’s NICU when a delivery driver asked, ‘Is it normal for babies here to cry so loud?’ One of the nurses smiled and replied, ‘Oh yes, they’re just practicing their lungs!’ The delivery driver looked puzzled but then burst out laughing as another baby started crying even louder. Turns out, everyone in the NICU had a good sense of humor—even the tiniest patients.

4. It was a typical morning at UCHealth’s NICU when a nurse exclaimed, 'This baby monitor is acting up again!' All eyes turned towards the monitor as it beeped and blinked erratically. Suddenly, an older doctor walked in, grumbling under his breath. ‘Must be those new batteries,’ he muttered, changing them with ease. The monitor calmed down immediately, and everyone relaxed—except for one curious neighbor who whispered, “I thought it was possessed!” Everyone laughed softly, realizing that sometimes even high-tech equipment needs just a little tinkering.