Pediatric Patient Care Center

Welcome to Memorial Hospital's Pediatric Patient Care Center! We are pleased to have the opportunity to serve you and your family,

PATIENT SERVICES
The Pediatric Patient Care Center serves patients from the age of 2 days to 16 years. More than 800 children and their families are cared for in the Pediatric Unit each year and more than 200 in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

The Pediatric Unit staff care for children with a wide variety of medical and surgical diagnoses including: asthma, pneumonia, dehydration, influenza, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, seizures, fevers, infections, bone fractures, and surgical procedures such as appendectomies and hernia repairs.

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit staff care for children who require close monitoring due to severe illnesses or injuries from accidents such as, near-drowning, auto accidents, and head injuries. Specialized staff in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit also serve on the area's only mobile intensive care unit - a group of specially designed ambulances which travel to other area hospitals and transport critically ill children to Memorial for treatment.

UNIQUE FEATURES:

• The Pediatric Unit is designed with children in mind. Bright colors and anautical theme run throughout the unit.  A playroom is available 24 hours a day for children's play with families and staff.

• Open visitation for patients is from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Siblings and friends may visit with an adult. After 8 p.m., one parent may spend the night in the room with the patient.

• The Pediatric Care Team includes registered nurses, a pediatric dietitian, social worker, respiratory therapists, clinical nurse specialists, pastoral care, and pediatric specialists in physical therapy. Our medical staff includes the area's only board-certified pediatric hematologist oncologist and two pediatric intensivists (physicians who specialize in caring for critically ill children).

• The Pediatric Unit features the Ketogenic Diet Research Center for Pediatric Epilepsy. Our specialized staff work in conjunction with the area's only pediatric neurologist, to provide a unique approach to the management of epilepsy in children.

• Infant and Child CPR classes through the American Heart Association are offered monthly for parents and caregivers. Please call The Health
  Professionals at 574-647-6800 for information and registration.

• Our Pediatric Outpatient Clinics include specialized "one-stop-shopping" for patients with cleft lip and palate and pulmonary diseases. These clinics are coordinated by Beth Ann Shoup, RNC. The comprehensive evaluation and treatment planning for children includes appointments with the nurse practitioner, physicians, surgeons, dentist, social worker, respiratory therapists, and dietitians. For further information on these special clinics, please call 574-647-3573.

• Memorial's Pediatric Emergency Transport Team is the area's only on-site dedicated pediatric ambulance and crew. The team's nurses, respiratory therapists, and paramedics serve 18 referral hospitals in 11 counties, transporting critically ill children from outlying areas to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

• North Central Indiana Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic, a unique partnership with Riley Children's Hospital, offers comprehensive services to children in northern Indiana with sickle cell anemia, leukemia, hemophilia, cancer, and other blood disorders. Our on-staff physician, nurse practitioner, social worker, nurses, and parent advocate work in collaboration with Riley Hospital to provide outpatient treatment and services for children. For further information, please call 574-647-6892.