Treatment for Patients with Life-Threatening Conditions
When children face life-threatening injuries and illnesses, they can count
on Children’s Hospital to meet their critical care needs in a state-of-the-art
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Located on the top floor of the
hospital’s west tower with panoramic views of Greater New Orleans,
the 9,456-square-foot PICU features 18 private patient rooms outfitted
with cutting-edge technology that assist the staff of pediatric intensivists,
critical care nurses and critical care respiratory therapists in providing
quality critical care. With a family-centered philosophy and focus on
continuous quality improvement, the PICU team at Children’s Hospital
is committed to each child’s recovery.
Our facility
Each patient room is designed to allow medical staff complete access to
the child, allowing many procedures to occur at bedside. Updated ceiling
mounted surgical lights and boom arms that provide patients oxygen and
medical gas are available in every patient room.
In the PICU, patients receive comprehensive care, including management
of single and multi-organ system failure, trauma, general and subspecialty
post-surgical care, advanced ventilator support and extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO).
Visitation
Parents and families are encouraged to actively participate in their child’s
care and are allowed open visitation, including accommodations for one
adult to sleep in their child’s room. When parents are not able
to be present, they can rest assured that their child will continue to
receive the best possible care.
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