When Your Child Needs to Be Hospitalized
For most families, the hospitalization of a child can be an unsettling experience. At the Bryn Mawr Hospital/duPont Children’s Health Program, we work to alleviate your anxiety and make your child’s hospital stay as comfortable as possible. Our bright and cheerful unit is designed to meet children’s medical needs, as well as their emotional and developmental needs.

In addition to advanced technology, you’ll find a caring and highly skilled physician and nursing staff. Our staff hospitalists are board-certified pediatricians who specialize in caring for children in the hospital. There is a pediatrician on duty 24 hours a day. Our nursing staff is comprised of registered nurses and patient care technicians who share your concerns as a parent. In the warm and nurturing setting of our community hospital, nursing care is provided around the clock and one-on-one as needed.

As pediatric specialists, our doctors and nurses can assess the physical, psychological and emotional issues unique to children. We take the time to listen, offer guidance and support and keep you informed about your child’s health.

Specialized Intensive Care for Infants
At times, families find themselves facing sudden, unexpected medical circumstances that require specialized care and extended hospitalization of their newborns. In the event that your newborn should require more intensive medical care or surveillance, our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides the highest level of expert care your baby needs to get well as quickly as possible.

When your Child Needs Surgery
Children who require surgery are in the experienced hands of surgeons from duPont and the Main Line Hospitals. Supported by pediatric anesthesiologists and nurses, our surgical experts provide a range of procedures spanning from the most routine to the most complex. Pre- and post-operative care is provided on our child-friendly inpatient pediatric unit. In addition, same-day surgery is available in our surgi-center.

Sedation Services Especially for Kids
For children who need to be sedated for outpatient services such as MRI, we provide expert health assessment prior to sedation as performed by the pediatric inpatient service. Our physicians are directly involved in selection and administration of the sedative medication(s), and along with the sedation credentialed nurse they provide continuous bedside care and monitoring throughout the procedure and sedation. After the MRI procedure, the sedation team will accompany the child back to the inpatient pediatric unit for recovery.