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 The
Pediatric Critical Care Center at The New York Presbyterian
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center is a multidisciplinary environment
providing state-of-the-art care to children with life-threatening
medical and surgical conditions. Our facility is equipped
and staffed to care for critically ill infants, children and
adolescents around the clock.
On
hand at the Center is a full team of intensivists, critical-care
nurses and other health-care professionals specifically trained
to care for the needs of a critically-ill child. Each child's
condition is under the 24-hour supervision of the Pediatric
Critical Care Center's team of physicians, with direct patient
care provided by the Center's on-site Attending Intensivists
and Fellows in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The Center's
team of critical-care nurses are specially trained and experienced
in caring for critically ill children. These nurses play an
integral role in the child's care. With the Center's physicians,
they develop and implement the child's plan of treatment.
When
a child is ill, the entire family is affected. At the Center
we recognize how difficult hospitalization can be. We offer
the following to every family:
- Parents
are encouraged to spend as much time as possible with their
child.
- 24-hour
visiting is permitted.
- Sleeping
facilities are available for parents.
- The
family has full access to on-site social workers, chaplains,
and psychiatrists.
- Parking
is available at the hospital.
Each
child who needs it will be transferred by the Center's expert
Critical Care Transport Team composed of Fellows in Pediatric
Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Paramedics. Remember,
this team is trained to work with all attending physicians--to
receive all necessary instructions and to immediately provide
whatever urgent care is called for.  They
are the first link to New York Presbyterian Hospital's Pediatric
Critical Care Center--and one of the most vital.
If
You Want Your Child Transferred
If
you are a parent and are considering having your child transferred
to the Pediatric Critical Care Center, please discuss this
with your child's physician. If you and your doctor determine
that your child might benefit from our services we would be
happy to discuss it with him/her and to provide any assistance
we can in arranging the transfer. Your child's physician should
feel free to contact us for a telephone consultation.
Additional
Publications 
The
following are a list of publications available from the New
York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center
and the Children's Hospital of New York.
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Revised: February
5, 2001