Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center’s newest ‘NicView’ cameras allow parents to monitor ill or premature babies anytime

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center launched NICU cameras, which allows parents to connect with their ill or premature babies virtually after visiting hours.

Parents like Amanda Pyles-Citrin and Asher Citrin benefitted from this technology. They had twin babies under intensive care.

“Having babies in the NICU is not something i would wish on anybody," said Pyles Citrin. "It is so so hard.”

However, she and her husband Asher were able to still be with the babies- all be it virtually.

It’s all thanks to a new camera at sierra vista called the “NicView.”

“Having to leave your babies in the hospital is horrible," said Pyles-Citrin. "So at least being able to pull out the camera in the middle of the night and take a peak at them was always super helpful.”

The hospital said the NicView system is another way families can see their newest member of the family when they can’t be together whether due to Covid-19, work or visiting hours.

It benefits mothers breast pump while they watch their baby through the screen, that is according to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.

Medical officials said the NicView connection streams are secure, which includes no recordings. Login credentials ensure that parents are the only ones with access, and they have the control to share those login credentials with additional loved ones.

The hospital said Sierra Vista Regional is one hospital in the Central Coast to have this kind of technology. Stanford's hospital and another hospital in Orange County have these kind of cameras.

For more information on the cameras, click here.