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Whenever extremely ill children are brought to Children's Memorial Hospital they are usually admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (the PICU) and are cared for by specialists in the Division of Critical Care. (Extremely ill newborns go to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the NICU).

In the 42-bed PICU, children receive the finest care available with the most recent advancements in equipment and techniques, with every possible attention to pulmonary needs, critical care, and other specialty needs. The new developments are designed to ensure accuracy in medication and fluid delivery, hasten healing, prevent complications, and contribute to youngsters' comfort and well-being.