Children who come to our hospital with acute illness are greeted by a nurse who performs an initial examination and discusses the concerns of each child's parents to triage the child's care. The nurse then determines whether a child's health condition is serious enough to warrant treatment in the Emergency Department. The Division of Emergency and Transport provides 24-hour attending coverage in the Emergency Department. Care is provided by:
Attending StaffOur attending staff is a young, energetic group of physicians dedicated to the teaching and supervision of:
All attendings are board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Allied Health ProfessionalsClinical services are aided by the presence of full-time social workers and interpreters. Pediatric residents from our hospital, as well as from five other pediatric, emergency medicine and family practice residency programs, rotate through the Department each year. |