Our Approach to Pediatric Care
Our approach to pediatric care begins with a focus on the child. Everything we do – down to the child-friendly décor and family-focused visitation policies to the special pediatric equipment and team of pediatric specialists – is centered on providing the best possible care for your little ones.
- We built the first freestanding children’s hospital in the state more than 30 years ago.
- We provide a spectrum of care that includes more than 30 pediatric subspecialties.
- We are staffed with in-house pediatric residents, pediatric anesthesiologists and neonatologists who are available 24/7 to handle all emergency situations
- Our child life therapist works closely with families and health care providers, making every effort to minimize the stress of a hospital experience through many important services.
CAMC Pediatric Specialists
Specializing in pediatric medicine, our physicians treat a wide variety of diseases and conditions in babies, children and adolescents. Our team of providers covers more than 30 specialized areas of pediatric care.
What Sets Us Apart
WV’s first free-standing children’s hospital
As the first freestanding children’s hospital in West Virginia, our focus on clinical quality and patient and family-centered care is unparalleled. Armed with pediatric-specific facilities and equipment, we are specially equipped to treat your loved ones – from newborns to teenagers and everyone in between.
Training the pediatric specialists of tomorrow
As an academic medical center, our pediatric residency program provides resident physicians a solid foundation in the field of general pediatrics. In addition to a core group of general pediatricians, a large variety of pediatric subspecialists on our faculty are actively involved in residents’ education and training.
Highest level Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in the region
As the only hospital in southern West Virginia with the highest level neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, we provide specialized resources for critically ill children in an environment that is sensitive to the needs of our most fragile patients and their families.
