Explore our Departments
Blythedale’s expertise and resources provide medically fragile children with the best opportunities to maximize their potential and return to their families. To help children achieve this goal, the Hospital offers many services and programs to help children in all aspects of their recovery. Some of our key services and programs are highlighted below.
Departments
By using an electronic referral system like Allscripts, we can obtain the most current information about your child quickly. Our Admissions care manager will work closely with your child’s referring hospital to ensure a seamless transition to Blythedale. The Admissions team meets regularly to...
Our specially trained clinical staff is proud of its results. Using state-of-the-art equipment and testing procedures specifically suited for a child's age and diagnosis, results are obtained with most children, particularly those who are difficult to test. Patient evaluation and audiology...
Our dietitians create individualized meal plans for patients with allergies, dietary restrictions and specialized diets, while working alongside the child's speech therapist to ensure the best results. For the infant population at Blythedale Children's Hospital, the Clinical Nutrition team...
What is a Children’s Health Home? A Children’s Health Home isn’t a place! It’s a type of care that allows for health care and service providers in the community to work together to make sure that your child receives the care and support services to stay healthy. What is a...
Our 56,000 square-foot inpatient Hospital accommodates 94 patients and includes a 46-bed Infant & Toddler and Post Neonatal/Post-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for medically fragile patients, many of whom require weaning from mechanical ventilation. A 30-bed Pediatric & Adolescent Unit is...
The focus of our care is on the possibilities of each child and family for healing, for learning and for progress. We individualize the plan of care to incorporate each family's goals as we recognize that every child and parent has unique needs and strengths. Our hands-on nursing approach...
Our experienced pediatric OTs are proficient in working with children ranging from medically fragile infants to teenagers recovering from traumatic injuries. Our treatment sessions are child centered using a supportive and playful approach. Services include: Comprehensive evaluation of child’...
Parents receive extensive training in managing their child’s condition and necessary medical equipment. If a child relies on medical technology, such as a ventilator, our staff engages parents in a thorough program of education - beginning on day one - so parents become confident and adept in...
Dedicated pediatricians for each of our units provide medical care while the child is in the hospital, coordinate the services of the other subspecialties, and supervise the discharge planning process. Family and pediatric nurse practitioners are assigned to the Hospital’s units, as well as...
The Department is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to patients and staff. Our pharmacists prepare compounds for both enteral and parenteral specialty medications, and provides individualized patient specific weight based unit doses. Our team reviews the appropriateness of all medication...
Customizing Care for Each Child
"At Blythedale, we pride ourselves on knowing what's best for the child."
Chief Nursing Officer Jill Wegener explains that no care plan is one-size-fits all at Blythedale.