Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents who become critically ill or injured. Our skilled team of medical professionals quickly assess and treat your child so they can achieve the best possible outcomes after critical illness or injury.
Equipped with advanced technology and state-of-the-art tools, our team supports patients, improves survival, speeds recovery, minimizes disability, and relieves pain and suffering in a caring and respectful manner. We treat patients who have experienced trauma, severe infection, poisoning, drug overdose, birth defects, immunological disorders and extensive surgery.
If a referral to the PICU is appropriate for your child, the critical care staff will make arrangements to transport your child to the PICU.
How we serve you
Critical care physicians, nurses and allied medical professionals provide knowledge, skill and judgment to quickly assess and treat children in the PICU.
Why choose CHOP for pediatric critical care
CHOP’s Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine combines expertise, innovation, dedication and compassion to create an environment that is unmatched in its ability to care for patients with critical pediatric illnesses and their families.
Meet your team
Our specially trained physicians and critical care experts offer an unparalleled level of expertise to children recovering from critical pediatric illnesses, and support to families though their child’s hospitalization.
Our research
We are devoted to advancing healthcare through discovery. Our passion lies in innovation; it is the fuel that drives our clinical, educational, research, safety and quality improvement programs.
PICU resources
We have created resources to help you find answers to your questions and feel confident with the care you are providing your child.
Patient stories
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