A new eight-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at West Campus is now open. The unit will allow the hospital to accommodate patients with higher acuity and meet the needs of the community. The PICU will be staffed 24/7 with experience, board-certified critical care physicians, PICU nurses and support staff.
“We want to provide a higher level of care here at West Campus after seeing the needs of the community,” said Shannon McCord, director of West Campus Patient Care Services. “This allows even more patients to receive their care closer to home.”
West Campus is now able to care for patients with conditions including but not limited to:
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Meningitis
- Respiratory failure
- Seizures
- Shock
And neonates (<30 days) diagnosed with:
- ALTE
- Bronchiolitis
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Suspected sepsis
Patients in need of care that is outside of the scope of care for West Campus will still be transported to Main, but this new expansion will impact the ability of the West Campus facility to do more surgical procedures and admit more patients from the Emergency Center who before were triaged to Main Campus.