Our Staff

• Our team of professionals supports the philosophy of “Family Centered Care.”
  
  
• A pediatric nurse cares for your child at all times during his or her stay.
  
  
• The nurse manager and clinical coordinator direct the nursing care on the unit.
  
  
• The unit secretary/technician assists the nurse in the care of your child.
  
  
• The case manager works with parents and the medical team to develop discharge plans and assist families with insurance issues.
  
  
• The social worker helps children and their families with non-medical problems related to illness, injury and hospitalization including social and financial needs and any necessary post-hospital care.
  
  
• Your pediatric attending physician admits your child to our facility and manages his or her care throughout your stay by assessing your child’s progress on a regular basis and consulting with you and hospital staff.
  
  
• A pediatric sub-specialist may assist your attending physician to diagnose and treat a specific illness or injury.
  
  
• A resident physician, or physician in training, is assigned to your child’s care for the duration of the hospital stay and provides health care under the direction of your attending physician.  He or she is available 24 hours a day.
  
  
• Child life specialists help reduce the stress and anxiety that many children/adolescents and their families experience in the health care setting.