Pediatric Care Center

Pediatric Care Center
University Community Hospital's Pediatric Care Center provides a child-friendly atmosphere with decor designed in partnership with Tampa's Busch Gardens that promotes healing and helps put children at ease.

The Pediatric Care Center is a 29-bed unit specially designed to provide excellent clinical care in a child-friendly atmosphere. Ill and injured children recuperate in a unique jungle setting created by the artists of Busch Gardens. All of the patient rooms are private and have accommodations for parents to stay around the clock with their sick child. The Pediatric Care Center provides primary and specialty care for medical and surgical patients for children from infancy through age 19.

Pediatric ICU
The South Wing of the Pediatric Care Center is home to a 5-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, making UCH the only provider of sophisticated, critical care services for children in northern Hillsborough and eastern Pasco counties. The Pedi-ICU was designed to meet the unique needs of critically ill children. A team of pediatric intensive care physicians and nurses, plus other clinicians, provide for the total care of the patient and family. A parent is offered a sleep chair, when feasible, and guest trays. A family waiting room adjacent to the PICU provides comfort and close communication with staff.