Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

When your child is hospitalized and their care becomes your family’s only mission, our expert pediatric trauma and critical care specialists are available to you at HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital – with two pediatric units, a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and a pediatric inpatient unit. The PICU is a critical care unit for children who are critically ill and require intensive medical care. The pediatric inpatient unit is for children who need to stay at the hospital, but aren’t as critically ill. They are located next to each other on the same floor to make transfer between units, if necessary, as easy as possible for families. 

In addition to providing the highest quality of care, we believe in creating an environment where kids can still be kids. From activities and interactive games to moments laughter, we take healing beyond prescriptions and procedures—beyond our medical roles—because we understand a child’s well-being includes both their health and happiness.