Emergency Medicine
Note: If your child is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately.
In addition to delivering 24/7, leading-edge care, our Emergency Departments also provide:
- A dedicated transport team able to quickly move patients to Level 1 trauma care when necessary
- Access to specialists in all practices of pediatric medicine
- Age-appropriate toys and activities for patients
- Child-friendly environments meant to ease kids’ fear and anxiety
- Facilitated follow-up care with pediatric subspecialists and primary care providers
- Interpreter services for non-English speakers and sign language speakers
- Nursing teams with advanced pediatric training
- Pediatric-trained mental health therapists and social workers
- Pharmacist-reviewed prescription dosing safeguards
- Support from members of our Child Life Specialist team, who are experts in diversion and other strategies to limit pain and fear during medical procedures
- Support service providers — including respiratory therapists, lab technicians, patient transporters and diagnostic technicians — who are skilled in pediatric care
- TVs with child-friendly programming in each room
- 24/7 access to pediatric radiology services and other advanced imaging services