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Austin proclaims September 2025 as NICU Awareness Month; Hand to Hold and hospitals recognized
Summary
Council member Crystal Lane presented a proclamation recognizing September 2025 as Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness Month; the proclamation and speakers highlighted regional NICU capacity and Hand to Hold’s family support services and 15th anniversary.
Council member Crystal Lane presented a proclamation declaring September 2025 as Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness Month in Austin and recognized hospitals and nonprofits that support NICU families.
The proclamation said Austin area hospitals treat more than 5,000 babies in their NICU departments annually and cited two level-4 NICUs in the region: Dell Children’s Medical Center and St. David’s Medical Center. The proclamation also acknowledged Texas Children’s Hospital’s Austin facility as progressing toward level-4 designation.
Crystal Lane recognized Hand to Hold, an Austin-based nonprofit that provides bedside peer mentoring, counseling and support groups for NICU families, and noted the organization’s 15th anniversary and the impending retirement of its founder, Kelly Kelly. Katrina Moline, executive director of Hand to Hold, thanked the city and emphasized the emotional and mental-health supports the organization provides to parents facing NICU stays.
The proclamation formalized Sept. 2025 as NICU Awareness Month in Austin. The transcript records ceremonial recognition and remarks by nonprofit and hospital representatives; no budgetary or policy changes were recorded during the presentation.
