Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital Inc

PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN CHILD HEALTH THROUGH TREATMENT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH.

INTENSIVE CARE UNITSPURPOSE: JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS TAKE CARE OF ACUTELY ILL PATIENTS IN THE TWO PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (PICU) AT ALL CHILDREN'S. THEY SERVE AS ATTENDING PHYSICIANS FOR THE PATIENTS ADMITTED TO PICU FOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS LIKE PNEUMONIA AND MENINGITIS. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH SURGICAL SPECIALISTS IN TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM MAJOR SURGERIES, AND ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF OUR CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (CVICU) PATIENTS. ALL CHILDREN'S NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) IS A 97 BED LEVEL 3 NICU, OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF NEONATAL CARE TO NEWBORNS. THE UNIT IS MADE UP ALMOST ENTIRELY OF PRIVATE ROOMS WITH THE MOST ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT. ALL CHILDREN'S ALSO OFFERS SPACIOUS ROOMS AND COMFORTABLE LOUNGE CHAIRS THAT ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH THEIR NEWBORN.ALL CHILDREN'S CRITICAL CARE UNITS INCLUDE:PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 1PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 2PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNITNEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

RESPIRATORY THERAPYPURPOSE: THE PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY PROGRAM AT ALL CHILDREN'S IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, TREATS CHILDREN WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, INCLUDING ASTHMA, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA, CENTRAL APNEA, SLEEP APNEA AND SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING.THE PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION AS A CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARE CENTER, SERVING AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CLINICAL CARE, RESEARCH, AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SUPPORT FOR CF PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO A CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION DESIGNATED THERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER - ONE OF MORE THAN 80 CENTERS WORLDWIDE SPECIALIZING IN CLINICAL TRIALS TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF NEW THERAPIES. THE PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGISTS ALSO LEAD A COLLABORATIVE ASTHMA PROGRAM AT ALL CHILDREN'S AIMED AT REDUCING THE RATE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA AND LINKING HOSPITAL-BASED AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN.

EMERGENCY CENTERTHE EMERGENCY CENTER AT JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TREATS INFANTS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL NEEDS.THE JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CENTER TREATS ALL EMERGENCY CONDITIONS AND IS STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY BY PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, GENERAL PEDIATRICIANS AND NURSES, ALL SPECIALLY TRAINED IN PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. OUR TEAM SEES EMERGENCIES AND UNSCHEDULED VISITS THAT NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER HIGHLIGHTSPEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANSOUR PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS OF PEDIATRIC TRAINING BEYOND THEIR REQUIRED TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. AT LEAST ONE BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN IS IN THE EMERGENCY CENTER AT ALL TIMES AND SOMETIMES AS MANY AS THREE. OUR EXPERTS' ADDITIONAL TRAINING MEANS FASTER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGYOUR EMERGENCY CENTER IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO OUR PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS STAFFED 24 HOURS. ALL FILMS ARE READ BY PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGISTS. OUR RADIOLOGY PROGRAM IS PART OF THE IMAGE GENTLY CAMPAIGN, A WIDESPREAD EFFORT BY RADIOLOGISTS TO REDUCE RADIATION EXPOSURE IN CHILDREN.CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTSTHE EMERGENCY CENTER HAS A CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST WHO HELPS MAKE THE EMERGENCY CENTER EXPERIENCE LESS THREATENING AND STRESSFUL FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS USE DISTRACTION AND PLAY TO HELP CHILDREN COPE BETTER WITH THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE.