New Pediatric Emergency Department: An ER Just for Kids, Regarding Women, Spring 2005
New Pediatric Emergency Department: An ER Just for Kids
An adult emergency room is no place for kids.
Children need a place with the know-how and equipment to handle their special needs. That place is the new Emergency Department at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
The new Pediatric Emergency Department is bigger, offering expert pediatric care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Every child is seen by board-certified doctors and nurses specializing in the care of children.
It has 12 patient-care rooms equipped to care for the sickest child, says Dr. Ernest Leva, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the hospital and UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. For the most seriously injured, there is a Level 1 trauma center and the full resources of The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital.
What’s more, it’s adjacent to the Pediatric Radiology Department, so children don’t have to travel for tests.
The look of the new ED is inviting and kid-friendly. There are televisions in each room with DVD players. Even the oxygen masks are kid-friendly, designed to look like dragons. Families will appreciate the family-friendly waiting area, which offers a play area for siblings, television, comfortable chairs, and private consultation room. “Children now have a child-friendly atmosphere, which creates a comforting environment,” says Nursing Director Kari Mastro. “Creating an environment in which children can feel comfortable is an important start on the road to recovery.”
In short, children who come to the new Pediatric ED “get the best care in the best possible environment,” says Dr. Leva.
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