Pediatric Emergency Care

If your child is experiencing a health emergency, you want the highest level of care available.

If your child’s need is life-threatening, go to the nearest emergency department or call 911 immediately.

Our emergency medicine specialists will provide lifesaving measures and stabilizing care for all ages in the ED. We will apply medical expertise and experience to determine the next best step for each individual patient. This could include admission to our inpatient pediatric unit, surgical ICU or medical ICU, or it could result in transfer to Children’s Mercy – our collaborative partner and neighbor with the area’s broadest and deepest pediatric expertise.

In partnership with specialists at Children’s Mercy, some of the conditions we treat together include:

• Nationally verified Level I Trauma care (ages 14 and up)
• Pediatric burn care
• Pediatric surgery
• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Pediatric otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat service
• Plastic surgery and craniofacial disorders surgery
• Vascular surgery

• Conventional/high frequency ventilation
• Family-oriented psychosocial support
• Family visitation
• Heliox for breathing difficulties
• Nitric oxide treatments
• Palliative care consultation
• Pediatric behavioral services
• Procedural sedation (inpatient and outpatient) service
• State-of-the-art invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• Telephone consultation (always available)