Children's of Alabama – Critical Care

Children's of Alabama - Critical Care is a children's hospital in Birmingham, AL. This specific unit focuses on Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, providing specialized treatment for ill and injured children. The department operates within the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children, where the Special Care Unit recently merged with the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to form a 50-bed facility on the 12th Floor. This mixed medical-surgical, neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent unit emphasizes cardiopulmonary, neurological, and surgical problems. Specific conditions treated include respiratory distress, pneumonia, croup, apnea, asthma, near drowning, acute renal failure, child abuse, complex and refractory seizure disorders, meningitis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, ingestions, diabetes, neurosurgery, trauma, facial reconstructions, and scoliosis. The unit serves as a referral center for Alabama, eastern Mississippi, western Georgia, south central Tennessee, and the Florida panhandle.

Children's of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children since 1911. It is the only health system in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. The organization operates as a private, not-for-profit medical center and serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research, and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty, Children's full-time physicians, and private practicing community physicians. With more than 3.5 million square feet, it is one of the largest pediatric medical facilities in the United States. The hospital is ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. Inpatient and outpatient services are available at the Russell Campus on Birmingham's historic Southside, with additional specialty services provided at Children's South, Children's on 3rd, and locations in Huntsville and Montgomery. Primary medical care is offered in more than a dozen communities across central Alabama.

The business holds a rating of 5.00 based on 2 reviews. Its standing is defined by its long history of service in the region and its specific focus on critical care for the pediatric population in the Southeast.

Services:

• Burn Center
• Emergency Department
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Immunization Schedule
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Outpatient Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Pediatric Surgery