Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(609) 927-4235
Somers Point
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a multidisciplinary unit that provides care for infants, children and adolescents who become critically ill or injured.
The many physicians, nurses and allied medical care professionals who work in the PICU have the knowledge, skill and judgment to quickly assess and treat your child so he can achieve the best outcomes possible from critical illness or injury.
Equipped with advanced technology, our multidisciplinary team improves survival, speeds recovery, minimizes disability and relieves pain and suffering in a caring and respectful manner.
Conditions that commonly cause critical illness and injury include:
- Severe infection
- Poisoning
- Drug overdose
- Trauma
- Extensive surgery
- Congenital anomalies
- Immunological disorders
PICU Admission
Admissions to the PICU are regulated by the medical director of the PICU, or the staff critical care physician on duty. Patients may be admitted to the PICU with:
- A critical care physician as the child's attending physician
- Any CHOP staff pediatrician or surgeon, who will treat the patient in conjunction with a critical care physician
A critical care physician is available 24 hours a day for consultation on the care of critically ill children. If referral to the PICU is appropriate for your child, the critical care staff will make arrangements to transport your child to the PICU.
About the Division of General Pediatrics
The Division of General Pediatrics cares for inpatients referred for acute care at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and provides primary care on an outpatient basis through its Primary Care, CHOP Main Campus.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia inpatient satellites, CHOP Newborn and Pediatric Care, are located at Abington Memorial Hospital, The Chester County Hospital, Grand View Health, University Medical Center in Princeton, Virtua Memorial Hospital and Virtua Voorhees Hospital. These units are operated jointly and staffed by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia physicians.
Our Programs and Services
- Dermatology Section
- Injury Prevention Program
- International Adoption Health Program
- Neurofibromatosis Program
- Patrick S. Pasquariello Jr. Diagnostic and Complex Care Center
- Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health
- Special Immunology Service
- Spina Bifida Program
Locations New Atlantic and Cape May Counties:
- CHOP at Virtua Voorhees; 100 Bowman Drive, Voorhees, NJ 08043; CHOP's board-certified doctors and nurses treat babies at Virtua Voorhees in New Jersey as part of an ongoing alliance to provide expert care, close to home.; Contact Us: 856-325-3000
- CHOP Pediatric Care at AtlantiCare; 1925 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401; CHOP and AtlantiCare are collaborating to enhance high-quality inpatient, consultative and emergency care to children in New Jersey.; Contact Us: 888-569-1000
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65 W. Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08205; CHOP and AtlantiCare are collaborating to enhance high-quality inpatient, consultative and emergency care to children in New Jersey; Contact Us: 609-652-1000
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Last Updated: 04/11/19