Clinical Services

General Pediatrics Unit (Baird 5)
The Children's Health Care Service has a 30-bed General Pediatrics Unit, for the care of infants, children and adolescents, that receives 2,178 admissions per year. The medical team is composed of 3-4 intern-level house staff, a second year pediatric resident, and a Ward Attending.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Our 20-bed NICU provides care for sick newborns and premature babies and sees 423 admissions per year. The NICU team includes 2-3 intern-level house staff, a second year pediatric resident, a neonatal nurse practitioner, a neonatal fellow and an attending neonatologist.

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
The PICU is a 4-bed unit that receives 263 medical, surgical, and trauma admissionsper year. As the only American College of Surgeons-verified Regional Pediatric Trauma Resource Center in northern New England and New York, we provide up-to-date care for injured children. The PICU team includes a second or third year pediatric resident and a PICU attending.

Birthing Center and Newborn Nursery
The Children's Health Care Service of Fletcher Allen helps bring nearly 2,500 babies into the world every year. Each birth is considered a unique and special event, deserving of individual attention and flexibility. Family members are welcome to share in the birthing experience.

Children's Specialty Center
The Children's Specialty Center is a state-of-the-art multi-specialty clinic, used by both pediatric subspecialists and pediatric surgeons for outpatient visits and procedures.

Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Services
Transport teams consisting of a physician, specially trained nurse or nurse practitioner, and respiratory therapist can be dispatched to transport a sick newborn baby or seriously ill child to the NICU or PICU.