Critical Care and Hospital Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine team provides education to on-site learners at James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital, including medical students, as well as residents in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Family Practice, and Emergency Medicine programs. Our fully staffed group of board certified/board eligible pediatric intensive care physicians and hospitalists able to care for medically and surgically ill patients requiring all levels of inpatient care.

We utilize all forms of respiratory support including high flow nasal cannula, noninvasive ventilation, and invasive ventilation including high frequency (HFOV) and jet ventilation. We are an Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) designated pediatric ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membranous Oxygenation) center and are able to perform peritoneal and hemodialysis. In addition to inpatient services, many of our physicians provide education to regional hospitals and communities on pediatric resuscitation, stabilization, and transfer to our Tertiary Care Level 1 Trauma Center.