The Children's Health Center of Excellence provides comprehensive care to infants, children and their families. Our services complement the pediatric primary care and specialty services available at
St. Alexius Physician Clinics.
St. Alexius Medical Center and its PrimeCare partners are committed to providing excellent care for children from birth to 18 years of age. The Children's Center has thirteen beds. Nine of those beds are reserved for general pediatric services, while four of them are in the Children's Critical Care Center. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the critically ill newborn has 24 full-service beds. There are 3 board certified neonatologists and board certified pediatricians who provide care to children.
We are supported by a wide variety of other specialists in treating child illness which include Critical Care, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Allergy/Pulmonology, Cardiology, Hematology, Oncology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), Urology, Neurosurgery, Trauma Surgery, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certified nursing staff and Doctors of Pharmacy. We also work closely with the Asthma Clinic and the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic.
Programs to address children's needs include, Apnea evaluation and follow-up; developmental and school problems (ADD/ADHD/Autism); Diabetic Education and resources to address eating disorders. St. Alexius also provides physical, occupational and speech therapy both inpatient and outpatient, as well as respiratory therapists, certified orthotists and prosthetists, social workers and nutrition specialists.
Children's Center
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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