USA Health Children’s and Women’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Center
USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital has a new Pediatric Emergency Center. The new facilities cover 19,000 square feet, compared to the old 9,000, and provide 30 treatment rooms, compared to the old 14. The current facility is staffed by board-certified pediatric emergency specialists and logs some 40,000 patient visits annually. The center provides more space for parents and caregivers to be with their children and offers sensory strategies to help calm and support patients during their emergency visit.
“We understand that bringing a child or adolescent to the emergency department can be an overwhelming experience. That’s why we focus on offering family-centered care to make sure patients and their caregivers receive the support they need,” said Deborah Browning, chief executive officer for Children’s & Women’s Hospital. “We also know that children are not little adults. They have unique physical and emotional needs. This new center was designed to better meet the needs of all children who come through our doors.”
It is open 24 hours daily and the only emergency department in Alabama that is certified to have 100% pediatric readiness, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
“This is transformative. The state-of-the-art capabilities of this new Pediatric Emergency Center, staffed by the only pediatric emergency specialists in the region, bring truly world-class pediatric care to Mobile.”
