Pediatric Inpatient Care
An inpatient stay for a child can be stressful for them – and for you. Rest easy and find peace of mind with Reid Health's compassionate, round-the-clock pediatric hospitalists.
Compassionate pediatric hospitalist care close to home
No one wants to think of their child needing to stay in the hospital. Sometimes it’s needed after an emergency or complex surgery, for example, and you can rest easy knowing your child’s receiving the best care possible from Reid Health’s expert pediatric hospitalists.
Our hospitalists’ day (or night, for our nocturnists) centers on your child’s care during their inpatient stay. From the moment your child is admitted, our caring experts get to work, ensuring your child’s physical and emotional needs are being met. We partner with your primary care provider and any referring pediatric specialists to coordinate all aspects of their care.
Reasons for pediatric inpatient care
Your child lives a busy and exciting life. When a condition or injury puts them in the hospital under the care of our highly specialized pediatric hospitalists, we’re all focused on getting them back to normal as soon as possible.
If your child is experiencing any of the following issues or conditions, speak with your pediatrician or specialist about how Reid Health can help them feel better:
- Cancer
- Complications from chronic conditions like asthma or diabetes
- Congenital heart disease
- Extreme gastrointestinal distress
- Abdominal pain or cramping
- Acid reflux
- Bloating
- Bloody stool
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Lack of appetite
- Uncontrollable vomiting
- Failure to thrive
- Febrile seizures
- Infections or infectious diseases
- Bacterial pneumonia
- Bronchiolitis
- COVID-19
- Flu
- Measles
- Multisymptom Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MISC)
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Urinary tract infections
- Viral meningitis
- Medical emergencies
- Allergic reaction or anaphylaxis
- Broken or fractured bones that need surgical repair
- Concussion
- Near drowning
- Stroke
- Sudden cardiac arrest/heart attack
- Trauma
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Wounds
- Surgical care
Why choose Reid Health for pediatric hospitalist care
Leaving your child in the care of someone else can be nerve-wracking, especially if they’re in an unfamiliar and busy place like a hospital. When you choose to trust the pediatric hospitalists at Reid Health with your child’s care, we want to give you peace of mind.
Dedicated pediatric hospitalists
We have full-time pediatric hospitalists on staff. Regardless of why your child is receiving care from our inpatient medicine team at Reid Health, you can be sure that a pediatrician is part of their daily care team. They’re there to ensure your child is receiving the best treatments for their unique, still-growing bodies.
24/7 access to hospitalists
Your child’s unpredictable on the best of days, so why would their healthcare needs be any different? If there’s a sudden change in their condition, or they begin to experience worsening symptoms, our inpatient hospitalists are on site, 24/7.
Robotics & Technology
Smart room tech streamlines pediatric inpatient stays
Your child’s health is in good hands when they’re staying as an inpatient at Reid Health. In addition to our dedicated pediatric hospitalists, each of our private patient rooms is equipped with smart room technology. This advanced equipment helps ensure a smooth patient experience for your child, keeping every member of the care team on the same page with easily accessible data and notes related to their treatment plan. Plus, it also makes kids’ in-room experience more interactive and fun!
Start feeling better
Request an appointment with any of our compassionate specialty providers and start feeling better.