Our division includes the 20-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and the 20-bed Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU), which are state-of-the-art critical care units designed to meet the needs of our patients and families. Our PCICU is staffed by a dedicated and diverse team of experts with advanced training in both critical care and heart care. We care for your child throughout treatment to get them back to health and home as soon as possible.
Our multidisciplinary Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) team is committed to caring for all patients with acquired and congenital heart disease from fetal life to adulthood. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine provides expert, multidisciplinary care for a broad spectrum of conditions impact infants, children and teenagers within the UNC Children’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU). The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) at AdventHealth for Children is a specialized unit dedicated to providing critical care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with congenital or acquired heart conditions. Our PCICU team includes cardiac critical care physicians with special training in caring for children, nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers and case managers.
pcicu meaning, We also have child life specialists who know how to meet the special needs of children with heart disease. The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) is a 12-bed, state-of-the-art unit that provides specialized cardiac care for infants, children and young adults with congenital heart defects or acquired heart disease.
