Our Approach
If your child needs intensive care, depend on Children's Hospital of Georgia’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a regional referral center for critically ill children or those suffering from trauma.
Our Pediatric Intensivists are specially trained to lead a multi-disciplinary team
to deliver the right care at the right time.
Why Choose Us
Children's Hospital of Georgia has the highest level (Level I) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) referral center for critically ill children, or those suffering from trauma, in the
region. We are staffed by a team of dedicated pediatric intensivists who deliver round-the-clock
care to more than 1,000 children each year. Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
has:
- Board-certified Pediatric Intensive Care Specialists (Intensivists) who are on site
24/7.
- 14 beds, each bed is in a private room monitored by our PICU staff.
- A 6 bed Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit, each bed is in a private room that is monitored
by our PICU staff.
- A team of registered nurses with a 1:1 or 1:2 (nurse to patient care ratio) who are
specially trained in pediatric intensive care.
- Dedicated medical social workers, pediatric dietitians, and pharmacists
Conditions We Treat
We admit children who require any pediatric critical care diagnosis or treatment :
- Acute respiratory disorders
- Recovery from complex surgeries
- Children who have had trauma
- Children suffering from shock
- Severe infections
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Our Services
No matter what’s going on with your child our PICU is prepared to provide the specialized
critical care they need including,
- Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): to keep the hearts and lungs of critically ill children working by providing oxygen
to the blood while they .
- Hemodialysis Services: to remove waste products and water from the blood of patients with chronic or acute
kidney .
- Pediatric Respiratory Therapists: for ventilation services and other procedures.
Coordinated care with pediatric emergency services
we know time is critical, our aim is to get your child to us from anywhere inside,
or outside, the hospital, as fast as possible. We work with,
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine: If your child is in need of immediate attention, come to our Pediatric Emergency Department (ED), once there, they are stabilized and assessed for further treatment.
- Pediatric Evaluation Teams (PET): No one knows your child better than you do, so you may be the first to notice subtle
personality changes that can signal a worsening of his/her condition. If this happens,
know you can call our Pediatric Evaluation Team (PET) to your child’s bedside anytime. The team includes a Pediatric Respiratory Therapist
and a Pediatric Intensive Care nurse. Together, they will evaluate your child’s health
and take any necessary action.
- Pediatric Transport Team: We work with a dedicted transport team who can bring your child to us safely and
quickly, they can also transfer your child to us from other area hospitals that might
not have the ability to care for them the way CHOG can.
Support Services
As one of the pioneers of Patient- and Family-Centered Care we believe that families need to be together during times like these, that’s why
we support:
- 24/7 visitation for families of patients
- Including parents in patient rounds with doctors
- Offering parents bedside sleeping accommodations so they can be with their children.