Overview

Children’s Minnesota has the largest pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the upper Midwest and is the only free-standing children’s hospital in Minnesota with an ACS Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center. The PICU provides advanced care for children with a wide variety of life-threatening issues, such as severe infections, respiratory diseases, trauma, and complex post-operative care. Children’s PICU is recognized for providing expert care and consultation for children, 24/7.

Conditions treated

• Respiratory failure
• Immunological disorders
• Brain tumors
• Metabolic disorders
• Multi-system organ failure
• Seizures
• Sepsis
• Surgical care
• Trauma (including multi-organ trauma and head injuries)
• Acute kidney injury
• Poisoning
• Drug overdose

Services offered

• Consultation and assessment for emergency and continuing care of critically ill patients
• General surgery
• ENT surgery
• Hematology-Oncology
• Infection disease and immunology
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Pulmonology
• Trauma

Refer a patient

• Patient Name
• DOB
• Referring provider
• Primary care provider
• Insurance information
• Diagnosis and isolation requirements
• Special needs requirements
• Patient’s city and state