Critical Care

Sometimes a severe illness or injury can cause your child to be in an unstable critical condition. A condition like this requires critical care in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with the attention of critical care nurses and pediatric critical care specialists (also called pediatric intensivists).

St. John's Mercy Children's Hospital offers the only pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in St. Louis County with the specialized staff and equipment to treat severe illnesses and injuries. Our PICU's technology is matched only by the experience and expertise of our staff of pediatricians, pediatric nurses, and pediatric specialists and subspecialists who care for children around-the-clock.

Physicians throughout the St. Louis area transfer children to St. John's Mercy Medical Center because they trust St. John's Mercy's expertise in caring for children. Our west St. Louis County location also makes it convenient for the families who need to use these specialized pediatric intensive care services.

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