# MULTICENTER NETWORK OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

> **NIH NIH U10** · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · 1994 · $1,285,373

## Abstract

We present qualifications in this application to justify continued
participation in the Neonatal Network.  They are as follows: Size: Few,
if any, single nurseries can contribute a larger patient population for
study.  Expertise: We have an uncommonly rich and protracted experience
in multicenter trials.  Our scientific research and its publications are
substantial; the diversity and depth of expert support personnel is
noteworthy.  Training Program: As a division of the Department of
Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine is taught in accordance of residency
requirements.  We are approved for fellowship training in
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.  Administrative control: This large unit
has been favored with considerable intramural control and institutional
priority by virtue of its role in community health and its research
activities.  Facilities: Copious space, ample equipment and intramural
control of a clinical laboratory with broad functions provide the
wherewithal for effective clinical investigation.  Perinatal Data
System: We have compiled data manually since 1972, by computer since
1979.  We have extensive data stored for the past 11 years, describing
demographics, diagnoses, outcomes, procedures and therapies.  Inborn
admissions: Approximately 85% of admissions are inborn, and the number
of back-transferred outborn infants is negligible, thereby increasing
the number of babies available for study.  Obstetrical coordination: The
Neonatal Division is an official component of the Department of
Obstetrics-Gynecology.  Historically, our relationship with the
obstetricians has been exemplary and productive.  Fiscal efficiency: We
are adept at budget management; neonatal network data indicate that our
costs have been the lowest of all other participants.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2198277
- **Project number:** 5U10HD021415-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR
- **SAM.gov UEI:** X1M1PN3KG3E7
- **Principal Investigator:** Sheldon Korones
- **Activity code:** U10 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1994
- **Award amount:** $1,285,373
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1991-04-01 → 1996-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2198277

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2198277, MULTICENTER NETWORK OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (5U10HD021415-09). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2198277. Licensed CC0.

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