HENRICO COUNTY, Va. ( WRIC ) — A hospital in Virginia has announced that it will no longer admit any babies into its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after several babies were found with “unexplainable fractures.”
According to Henrico Doctors’ Hospital , in late November and December, the hospital discovered that three babies in its Henrico Doctors’ Hospital NICU had unexplained fractures, similar to an incident involving four babies in the summer 2023.
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The hospital said it initiated an internal investigation, informed the families and notified the proper authorities and regulatory agencies.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are not admitting any additional babies into our NICU at this time,” Henrico Doctors’ Hospital said in a statement. “While fractures occasionally happen with pre-term babies since they lack full fetal bone development, we are actively working to determine how these fractures occurred.”
The hospital said it has taken the following steps to enhance safety measures in its NICU: