Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

PICU: Caring Through the Seasons (A 26-Bed Family-Centered, State Of The Art Intensive Care Unit)

Typical Diagnoses Include
Respiratory Distress
Trauma and Head Injury
Sepsis
Post-Operative Observation

Nurse/Patient Ratio
1:1 for Intensive Care Patients
1:2 for Intermediate Care Patients
2:1 for Critical Patients

Scheduling
12-Hour Shifts
Weekend Option

Patient Care
All RN Staff - From New Graduates to Clinical Experts
Family Centered Care in an Extraordinary New Unit
State of the Art Technology and Facilities

Work With Others!
Core Team of Respiratory Therapists
OT/PT/Rehab Staff
Child Life
Every Discipline Utilized In PICU
Social Work, Child Life, Family Support Services, and Pastoral Care Available 24 Hours a Day
Angel One Transport Team

Other Members of Our Team
Nurse Director
Assistant Nurse Director
Area Manager
Unit Secretaries
Patient Care Technicians
Care Partners
Nationally Recognized Board Certified Pediatric Intensivists
Fellows, Residents, and Other Pediatric Specialty Physicians
Advanced Practice Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Dedicated Unit Clinical Instructor and Research Nurse

Current Practices
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Hemofiltration
All Ventilator Types
Oscillator/HFOV
Nitric Oxide Therapy
Heliox Therapy
Renal Transplantation
ICP Management