The Pediatric Unit at Goryeb Children’s Hospital and Goryeb Children's Center are dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient- and family-centered care to your child and your family. Our staff includes:
- Care manager –
- works with parents and the medical team to develop discharge plans and assists families with insurance issues
- Child life specialists –
- help reduce the stress and anxiety that many children/adolescents and their families experience in the health care setting
- Nurse manager –
- directs nursing care on the unit
- Pediatric attending physician –
- a doctor who is on staff at our hospital who admits pediatric patients and manages their care throughout their stay by assessing their progress on a regular basis and consulting with parents and hospital staff
- Pediatric hospitalist –
- a pediatrician with expertise in management and coordination of the complex care of hospitalized infants, children and adolescents; they maintain active lines of communication with each child’s family, primary care physician and pediatric subspecialists, during and after hospitalization
- Pediatric nurse –
- cares for your child at all times during his or her hospital stay
- Pediatric sub-specialist –
- may assist your attending physician to diagnose and treat a specific illness or injury
- Resident physician –
- a physician in training assigned to your child’s care for the duration of the hospital stay
- Social worker –
- helps children and families deal with non-medical problems related to illness, injury and hospitalization, including social and financial needs and help obtaining any necessary post-hospital care
- Unit secretary or technician –
- assists the nurse in the care of your child
Locations
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Additional Contacts: Morristown Medical Center
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Nurses’ Station
Phone: 973-971-5015Nurse Manager
Phone: 973-971-5514Care Manager (Discharge Planner)
Phone: 973-971-6794Child Life
Phone: 973-971-6795Social Worker
Phone: 973-971-5213Food Service Ambassador and Diet Office
Phone: 973-971-5408
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Additional Contacts: Overlook Medical Center
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Food Service Ambassador and Diet Office
Phone: 908-522-2272Nurses’ Station
Phone: 908-522-2270Nurse Manager
Phone: 908-522-2753Care Manager (Discharge Planner)
Phone: 908-522-2201Child Life
Phone: 908-522-5200Social Worker
Phone: 908-522-2201
