A newborn with respiratory distress syndrome and requiring mechanical ventilation is admitted to a facility. Which level of NICU care should this facility provide to best meet the infant's needs?
Level III
NICU care is graded by level: Level I is a well-newborn nursery; Level II is a special care nursery for moderately ill infants (short-term CPAP or brief ventilation only).
Level III provides sustained mechanical ventilation, full respiratory support and care for critically ill neonates such as those with respiratory distress syndrome.
Level IV adds on-site paediatric surgical subspecialties for complex congenital or surgical conditions, which this infant does not need.
Hence, Level III.
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