Hushabye Nursery aids newborns exposed to opioids

In 2017, the opioid crisis was declared a public health emergency by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In Arizona, roughly two babies a day are born addicted to opioids.

Hushabye Nursery provides a therapeutic environment of short-term medical care to infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome which affects newborns exposed to opioids in the womb. The first-of-its-kind NAS nursery in the U.S. provides state-of-the-art care for babies and their families. The 12-bed facility has treated over 1,150 babies, and their families, since opening in November 2020.

Tara Sundem, the co-founder and executive director of the Hushabye Nursery, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the impact of the facility.