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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Blythedale’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is widely recognized as a national center of excellence due to the Hospital’s extraordinary success weaning fragile infants and children from respiratory support machines for an improved quality of life. Our parent training programs help ensure that caregivers are both confident and competent in caring for their child.
The goal of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is weaning from technology completely or to the least invasive support to facilitate the family's transition to home. Parents are involved in the care of their child every step of the way, and learn proper use of equipment, care of tracheostomy, and other aspects of respiratory support from the start of admission. This caregiver training is one of the hallmarks of the Blythedale experience.
Blythedale's modern respiratory support technology includes critical care ventilators, portable ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, bubble CPAP and high flow nasal cannula in order to transition infants and children as quickly as possible from the intensive care unit (ICU). By providing attending pediatricians in the Hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Blythedale has committed to a high quality and safe environment for medically fragile children to achieve their maximum potential.
A Journey of Hope
Follow the extraordinary journeys of a few of Blythedale's smallest and most fragile infants, as their families prepare to bring them home... for the very first time.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team
Blythedale’s team of pediatric pulmonologists, intensive care physicians and pediatric respiratory therapists work in concert with a multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation nurses, physical, occupational and speech therapists to optimize each child’s function to help them achieve their treatment objectives.
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Pediatrics
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...
Nursing
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...
Respiratory Care Services
Respiratory therapists serve as consultants to nurses, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Our staff consists of experienced respiratory therapists and respiratory therapy residents who provide excellent quality care, including inpatient services 24 hours a day, seven days a week...
Parent and Caregiver Training
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...
Social Work and Care Coordination Services
When your child is admitted to one of Blythedale’s programs, your family is assigned a social worker who will work closely with you throughout your stay at Blythedale. We will help you cope with the emotional stress of the next phase of your child’s recovery while adjusting to a new...
Clinical Nutrition
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...
Physical Therapy
Treatment plans often include exercise for patients who have been immobilized and lack flexibility, strength, or endurance. In addition, pediatric physical therapists promote development of normal components of movement and gross motor skills. Augmentative therapies provided by Blythedale’s...
Occupational Therapy
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’...
Speech Pathology & Audiology
Speech and Feeding Therapy Blythedale is skilled in diagnosing subtle developmental differences that are often difficult to identify. We provides services in the areas of language (understanding and expression of thoughts), speech (or clarity), voice, fluency (or stuttering), pragmatic (or social...
Therapeutic and Developmental Support Services
Child Life and Creative Arts Program Child Life Program The Child Life and Creative Arts program at Blythedale Children’s Hospital is dedicated to helping infants, children and their families cope through their medical journey. Our team of Certified Child Life Specialists are trained in the...
The Robert Stone Day Hospital
Following an evaluation by an interdisciplinary team at Blythedale (in coordination with the child’s family and community physician), an individualized treatment plan is developed to address the child’s unique medical, therapeutic and developmental needs. In addition, every child is...
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Pediatric Long Term Care Pavilion
Please click here for a coronavirus update and important visitor restrictions. The Pavilion, which opened in 2016, serves children with complex medical needs, including those who require a longer period of time to be weaned from the ventilator, and premature infants with feeding difficulties,...
Pharmacy
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...
Joyful Jackson Goes Home
Ex-Preemie Prevails with Respiratory Reslience, Brotherly Bond & Family of Fighters
Jackson, a former preemie twin was born weighing as much as a carton of eggs and diagnosed with complex respiratory and feeding issues. But, just like his brother and parents, Jackson is a fighter. While at Blythedale Children's Hospital, he packed on 20 lbs., became stronger, more mobile and is now on the path toward eliminating use of his respiratory support devices.
Resilient Raymond
Micro-Preemie Masters Movement as Inpatient and Outpatient
Raymond, a former micro-preemie, has got some serious moves and loves to show them off by rolling, sitting up, and successfully transitioning between inpatient and outpatient services. Learn how #TeamBlythedale helped restore Raymond and guide his mom to a more confident future.
Amazing Abby Overcomes Cardiac and Pulmonary Challenges
Amazing Abby Overcomes Cardiac and Pulmonary Challenges
Learn how the innovative approach in The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Pediatric Long Term Care Pavilion at Blythedale Children's Hospital helped give Abby the extra boost she needed to recover from heart surgery and pulmonary deficits, while providing critical caregiver training to mom and dad, all in an effort to bring her home for the first time.