Pediatric Emergency Care

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital has a dedicated ambulance for prompt ground transport of infants and children from local hospitals. The transport team includes a pediatric and neonatal critical care nurse and respiratory therapist, and a pediatric intensive care physician, if necessary.

These specialists provide high-quality medical care on the way to the hospital, while staying in constant contact with hospital-based physicians to help facilitate seamless care upon arrival. Mobile extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) can be provided for patients with critical cardiopulmonary conditions.

Air medical transport services via a fully equipped Learjet are available for emergency transport of severely ill or injured children. This critical care module with wings has flown to locations throughout Florida, the Caribbean and abroad to transport children under the care of a specially trained, in-flight medical team. ECMO can be provided during fixed-wing jet transport. Whenever possible, parents are encouraged to accompany the child during ground or air transport.

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the largest in Broward County and is one of 11 regional perinatal intensive care centers in Florida. Additionally, our NICU is a destination center for Hypothermic Therapy for encephalopathic infants in Broward County. Upon arrival, NICU babies are cared for by a dedicated team of board-certified neonatologists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide 24-hour in-house medical care.

The PICU at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital features advanced monitoring equipment and a dedicated medical team of board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric intensivists to provide 24-hour in-house medical care.

Like the leading children’s hospitals across the nation, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital utilizes hospitalists. These in-house, board-certified pediatricians are available 24 hours a day for children transferred to our facility. They manage the care of young patients and communicate regularly with the family and primary care physician regarding specific services, discharge and follow-up care.

The Maternal Fetal Medicine program at Memorial Regional Hospital is the center for high-risk maternal patients. Working in collaboration, both teams at Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital transport high-risk mothers across the tri-county area to assist with maternal or fetal complications, to care for both mother and baby.