Day Hospital

The Day Hospital is a procedural unit, providing infusion services and sedation for a variety of procedures. Our patients are cared for in a child-friendly environment by an expert team of physicians and nurses, including board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists. 

Services

Our services include (but are not limited to):

Infusions:

  • Benlysta
  • Entyvio
  • IVIG
  • Rituximab
  • Stelera 
  • Venofer/ Iron dextran
  • Zolgensma (hospital specific)

Sedations for procedures:

  • Blood draws
  • Chemotherapy
  • EEG 
  • IT Spinraza
  • LTM
  • Lumbar puncture with or without intrathecal chemo
  • PICC lines

Sedations for imaging studies:

  • CT
  • Interventional Radiology
  • MIBG scan
  • MRI
  • Nuclear medicine
  • PET scan
  • Radiation therapy

For Cardiac Patients:

For patients with congenital heart defects or other cardiac concerns, we have board-certified pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists available.  

Child Life

Patients in the Day Hospital also benefit from the presence of Child Life. Certified Child Life Specialists are trained in childhood development and pediatric responses to the medical environment. They work with patients and families based on their specific needs. This includes teaching positive coping in a hospital setting and helping patients better understand medical procedures through developmentally appropriate preparation and education.

Our Sedations Save program helps determine the best course of action to treat each child. Our Child Life Specialists provide assessments to ensure that patients are appropriately empowered to complete procedures without use of sedation. Certified Child Life Specialists strive to implement individualized coping plans to meet the patient and family needs and to reduce medication when possible. 

Appointments

For appointments, please contact your physician’s office to start the referral process. Once we’ve received the required information from your physicians’ office, one of our Day Hospital team members will contact you to schedule your child’s appointment.

For questions prior to your appointment or to cancel or reschedule, please call (813) 554-8511, option 1. Our patients are our priority so in the case that we cannot immediately answer the phone, please leave a message and a member of our team will return your call as soon as possible.

We treat children from birth to age 21. Services are offered Monday-Friday, 6am-6pm, excluding holidays. 

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