By the end of the decade, more than 100,000 more children will be born into, or move to, this region and will need access to pediatric care. A dedicated children's hospital is needed to accommodate this growth. Pediatric patients and their families have different needs that are best addressed in a space devoted entirely to those needs. The primary focus for all staff members is on the child and the family, and each family is viewed as an important part of the healthcare team.

Clinical Features:

• 32 pediatric specialties
• Neonatal Care
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery (NICN) with Level IV regional referral center designation
  • Neonatal Progressive Care Nursery (NPCN) with enhanced family support space, overnight rooms and meeting space
  • Neonatal Home Management Program (winner of JCAHO's 2001 Ernest A. Codman Award for excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve healthcare quality improvement)
  • The only ECMO heart-lung bypass system for neonates in the region
• Pediatric Cardiac Care
  • The only pediatric catheterization lab in the region
  • The only pediatric cardiovascular surgery and heart transplant program in the region
  • The region's only dedicated pediatric cardiovascular recovery unit
• Pediatric Surgery
  • Children's Pre-Operative and Recovery Center
  • The only pediatric anesthesia program in the region
  • The region's only kidney and liver transplant program
• State-of-the-art pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
• Children's Diagnostic Center (including basic imaging services, cardiac and neurodiagnostics)
• Day hospital including an infusion center and infusion therapy procedure room for cancer patients
• Children's Rehabilitation Pavilion
• Family-centered care

Facility Features:

• Dedicated children's hospital entrance and registration
• Multi-level atrium lobby with a reception and information area, gift shop, snack bar/café and administrative offices
• Interactive exhibits
• Extensive Child Life resources
• Interactive TV sets with computer games, movies and Web access
• Family Resource Center with a pediatric health library, reading carrels, computer workstations, meeting/classroom space and a family lounge
• PICU family lounge and family support space
• Children's Emergency Department with a dedicated entrance adjacent to the existing emergency room
• Hotel-like rooms complete with beds and showers
• Rooftop terrace
• Teen Room complete with a foosball table, pinball machine, games and computers
• Playroom on every floor
• Dedicated Chapel