Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)

A member of Phoenix Children's pediatric cardiac intensive care team is available 24/7 to provide critical care services for children who have congenital heart disease or other cardiac/thoracic illnesses.

Most patients are admitted and discharged from our state-of-the-art department without ever needing a transfer to another location within the Hospital. All patients are cared for by the same medical and nursing team during their admission, allowing patients and loved ones an opportunity to form trusting relationships with their care team. Your care team could include:

• Dedicated pediatric cardiac nurses
• Respiratory therapists
• Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons
• Pharmacists
• Pediatric cardiac intensivists
• Child Life specialists
• Pediatric cardiologists
• Social workers
• Pediatric cardiac nurse practitioners