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Healthy Child Spring/Summer 2005

Department Of Pediatrics Heralds Opening Of
New Children’s Center

On April 5, the Department of Pediatrics officially opened its new state-of–the art $8 million Children’s Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. The new Children’s Center provides enhanced, centralized care for young patients. The Medical Center cares for more pediatric patients than any other hospital in New Jersey and the new Children’s Center helps to meet all of their needs.

The construction project is supported by Todd Christie and Theresa Christie, Gary Goldring, The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey and additional benefactors. In recognition of their support, the 30-bed 4300 Unit has been named The Christie Family Pediatric General Care Unit. The 4200 Unit, which includes 10 intensive care beds and 10 step-down beds, has been named The Goldring Family Pediatric Special Care Unit. A $500,000 grant from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey supported the development of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), which provides care to critically ill infants and children.

Previously located on separate floors, both the general care unit, the PICU along with the new Alicia Rose “Victorious” Teen Room (see articles on next page) and a Welcome Center/Reception Area, are housed within the Center, bringing services, such as a satellite pharmacy, closer to patients. The new unit also includes child-friendly patient rooms, state-of-the-art nursing stations, new treatment and exam rooms and a child-friendly playroom. Other highlights of the Department of Pediatrics include the following:

• More than 250 pediatric practitioners in virtually every inpatient and outpatient specialty.
• Pediatric sub-specialty services, some of which are located at The Pediatric Specialty Center at the Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center (ACC), including allergy, cardiology, child development, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, hematology/oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, intensive care, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and rheumatology. Surgical specialty areas include craniofacial surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, opthalmology, orthopedic, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, transplant and urology.
• The Valerie Fund Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
• A Level III Regional Perinatal Center with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas
• The Regional Craniofacial Center
• The Speech and Hearing Center
• The Kazmir Center for Sleep Disorders
• The Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery
• The Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation

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