Swedish opens new pediatric specialty care unit

Swedish Medical Center has opened a new 27-room pediatric specialty care unit in its First Hill facility.

All but one of the rooms will be private. One double room will be used for twins or siblings.

Each room has a built-in daybed for parents who which to stay overnight.

Every room will have advanced cardiac, respiratory and oxygen-saturation monitoring equipment. Four—and soon to be six—rooms will be for seizure patients.

Swedish has more than 60 pediatric medical and surgical specialists on staff.

In addition to the new pediatric specialty care unity, Swedish has a Pediatric Intensive Care Unity, a pediatric cardiac catheterization lab, and a dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department.

To learn more:

• Visit LocalHealthGuides profile of Swedish which includes links to Swedish home page.

Tags: Children, Pediatrics, Swedish Medical Center

Category: Hospital News, Swedish Hospital