Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care (PICU)

International leaders in pediatric critical care ready to help children through any medical and surgical diagnosis or crisis

Critical care is a type of care for children who have illnesses or injuries that require a close and constant watch by a team of specially trained caregivers. Children who need critical care are treated in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Children's Health℠. Our team not only includes physicians, but also nurses, respiratory therapists and other caregivers who work together to ensure that your child has access to any type of care at a moment's notice.

Dallas

214-456-2033

Plano

469-303-7000

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Conditions We Treat

Treatments and Services

Access to the latest treatments and therapies

The Children's Health Pediatric ICU (PICU) conducts leading-edge medical research and brings new therapies to patients years before they are available at other institutions. The medical staff in the PICU helped define national and Pediatric ICU standards of care by writing one of the major textbooks in the field of pediatric critical care.

A dedicated team providing round-the-clock care

Critical Care Services consists of more than 500 specially trained employees in pediatrics working together to provide care for patients. Our team includes a clinical nurse specialist, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, team leaders, educators, clinical managers, ECMO specialists, information system specialists, quality analysts, research coordinators, and around-the-clock pharmacists in the unit pharmacy.

Related Patient Stories

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From the day she was born Katie has shown everyone exactly what a warrior looks like. Born in May 2015, at just under 30 weeks with her twin, Stella, Katie was diagnosed with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia shortly after birth which progressed to chronic respiratory failure and chronic lung disease. She spent the first eight months of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a local hospital and relied on a ventilator to help her breathe and a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) for her nutritional needs.

After a non-fatal drowning incident, Keion makes a miraculous recovery

In June 2017, Stephanie was at home with her children when she realized that her youngest, 2-year-old Keion, had wandered off. Stephanie was searching their home for him, when she heard her oldest son, Kareem, frantically shout, "Mom!"

A doctor's dedication and a patient's road to recovery

On Jan. 21, 2006, 21-month-old Brayden accidentally drank a caustic chemical. The chemical caused third degree burns to his mouth, esophagus and stomach. Brayden was rushed to a local hospital in Tyler, Texas, where he was sedated and put on a ventilator to help him breath. The medical team there contacted Children's Health℠, requesting help due to the serious nature of Brayden's injury.

A mother's intuition leads to life-saving care when and where a young patient needs it most

On the morning of April 8, 2017, parents Kaci and Brad felt something was just "off" with their 2-week-old son, Kade. He hadn't eaten since midnight, and his color and breathing didn't seem right. So they called Kade's pediatrician for advice.

Meet the Care Team

Alexandra Volk, MD Critical Care Specialist
Cindy Bowens, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Archana Dhar, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Ivie Esangbedo, MD Critical Care Specialist
Leslie Garner, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Ali McMichael, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Blake Nichols, MD Critical Care Specialist
Julio Perez Fontan, MD Critical Care Specialist
Alan Poole, MD Critical Care Specialist
Renee Potera, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Maeve Sheehan, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Priscilla Yu, MD Cardiac Intensivist
Abby Anderson, APRN, PNP-AC Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Critical Care
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Vilija Bishop, PA-C Physician Assistant - Pediatric Critical Care
Cassie Limoges, APRN, PNP-AC/PC Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Critical Care
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Andrea Pierce, APRN, PNP-AC Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Critical Care

Locations

Children’s Medical Center Dallas

1935 Medical District Drive Dallas, Texas 75235

844-4CHILDRENS

Su-Sa 00:00-23:59
Children’s Medical Center Plano

7601 Preston Road Plano, Texas 75024

469-303-7000

Su-Sa 00:00-23:59

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care (PICU)

International leaders in pediatric critical care ready to help children through any medical and surgical diagnosis or crisis

Dallas

Plano

Conditions We Treat

Treatments and Services

Access to the latest treatments and therapies

A dedicated team providing round-the-clock care

Meet the Care Team

Locations

Children’s Medical Center Dallas

Children’s Medical Center Plano