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HealthAlliance Hospital offers a full range of comprehensive pediatric services and referrals for children from newborns to young adults. The staff of experts - pediatricians, family practice physicians and pediatric nurses - offers the most current technologies and treatments for children. They are dedicated to making every child's hospitalization safe and comfortable, and they keep families fully involved in their child's care.
As a member hospital of UMass Memorial Health Care, our pediatricians refer to the broad range of pediatric specialists at UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center in Worcester when such care is needed. Infants and children who require intensive care are referred to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UMass Memorial .
The range of services available on the Leominster Campus allows area patients to remain close to home even when they need inpatient care.
Inpatient Care: The Pediatric/Young Adult Unit is licensed for 12 inpatient beds and is led by a team of hospital medicine specialists trained in pediatrics. A parent is invited to sleep overnight on the sleeping recliner provided in each room to make the child feel more comfortable during his/her hospital stay. Morning coffee is available for parents, and boarding mothers breastfeeding their child (who is a patient) also receive meals.
Pediatric Same-Day Surgery/Recovery: A child undergoing same day surgery is admitted to the Pediatric/Young Adult Unit where trained pediatric nurses look after him/her. The nurses prepare the child for surgery and accompany him/her to the operating room. When the surgery is completed and the patient awakes in the first phase of recovery, he/she is brought back to the unit to complete recovery. He/she stays on the pediatric unit until discharged. Families are encouraged to remain on the pediatric unit with their child.
Patient Information: Family members may call their child's nurse at any time about his/her condition. To ensure safety and confidentiality, prearranged proof of identify is required before the nurse provides any information. For information, call 978-466-4160.
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