Intensive Care Unit
Experts in care and experts in kids, too.
At Shady Grove Adventist Hospital for Children, our strength comes from capabilities combined with comforting care. Every care provider is an expert in pediatrics - we have pediatric anesthesiologists, neurologists, nurses, radiologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists, hematologists, pulmonologists, ophthalmologists, emergency physicians and surgeons.
Our pediatric hospitalists provide inpatient care for kids. And our intensivists care for seriously ill children here in Montgomery County's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. When kids go to the hospital, they need their own space and their own people especially when they're sick. That's why we've made sure that the county's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is staffed with a team of experts in caring for seriously ill children. Our kids-only intensive care unit is a friendly place, where a giraffe doubles as an X-ray machine and parents are encouraged to spend the night.
We have a child life specialist who makes hospital stays a little easier, with activities to keep children comfortable and occupied. She also helps kids prepare for procedures, because children who understand their treatment respond better to care. It's important to have the latest technology, and we do. It’s just as important for our caregivers to have a powerful understanding of kids as well.
