Medically High Risk Newborns (MHRN)

We Are:

Providers of comprehensive nursing case management services to medically fragile newborns and infants. Nurses provide continuing growth and development assessment, parental education, and assistance in accessing necessary health services for high-risk infants.

What We Do:

A Public Health Nurse assists the parents/caregivers to help:

Promote optimum growth and development in the infant,
Care for infants with special needs
Develop supportive family dynamics that promote attachment.

Services Include:

Physical, developmental and nutritional assessments
Safety assessments
Parent/child interactions
Problem identification
Health teaching
Case management and follow-up
Referrals to community resources

The Goals:

To prevent or minimize developmental disabilities or delays
To provide, decrease and coordinate a delivery system to reduce the incidence of infant mortality and the impact of potentially disabling conditions
To enhance school readiness
Demonstrate parenting skills of caregivers with infants with special needs
Supportive family dynamics that promote attachment

Contact Us:

To make a referral to Community and Nursing Services, complete the referral form by using one of the following three options:

Complete referral form via Referral Portal. Submit any attachments via email to publichealthnursing@ochca.com. NEW
Complete fillable PDF referral form and email form and attachments to publichealthnursing@ochca.com. Ensure email is sent securely to protect personal health information (ex. encrypted or password protected document).
Fax the referral form and include attachments to (714) 834-7780.

For questions, please call (714) 834-7747.