Our Children’s Unit is located adjacent to the Women’s and Babies’ area, and provides a full range of pediatric services to children up to age 18.
The Children’s Unit is specially designed for younger patients and their families, with vibrant colours, a play room, artwork on the walls, special lighting, a family apartment suite, a family lounge and other unique features. There are 24 beds, including a room with three closed observation beds, two clinical decision unit beds for patients under assessment, and four rooms for child and adolescent mental health services.
An intensive care unit, also referred to as a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), provides services for newborns who require close observation, care and assessment. This unit features single room care, a parent lounge area and overnight rooms.
Emergency Department pediatric care continues to be provided at our Niagara Falls and Welland hospitals.
Features of the Children's Unit include:
- NICU with 17 beds
- Single room care
- Family apartment suite
- Family lounge
- Playroom
- Overnight rooms
Another advancement in infant care
Niagara Health’s tiniest patients can receive enhanced care thanks to innovative technology in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). When NICU team members at the St. Catharines Hospital need to consult specialists in the NICU at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, they can connect through video. Read the story here.
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