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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
 
In the Intensive Care Unit, the critical care team engages in intensive monitoring, observation, and interventions to support children during their recovery, to restore health, and to prevent complications. Ongoing improvements in Intensive Care have resulted in improved survival and decreased length of stay for children. The critical care team is committed to providing the safest and best care for all critically ill children and their families.
 
Pediatric Transport Services

The Intensive Care Unit coordinates the specially trained transport teams (paramedic personnel and physicians) that travel throughout the province to transport critically ill children and their families to BC Children’s Hospital. For information on how to transfer a critically ill child, please go to the Transport page

Extracorporeal life support
 
Extracorporeal life support involves invasive equipment that is used when conventional medical therapy has failed to support the infant or child whose lungs or heart have failed. This improves the expected survival rates for patients who need this level of support from 20 to almost 80 per cent, depending on the underlying condition.
 
Transitional Care Unit
 
The Transitional Care Unit manages children who require special observation or support at a level one step down from the Intensive Care Unit.
 
Special Needs Unit and Chronic Ventilation Program
 
The Special Needs Unit and Chronic Ventilation Program assists children requiring long-term airway and ventilatory support make the transition to the community and provides follow-up and support in the community.