About Children's

Fast Facts

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC's new hospital is grounded in five principles:

Hospital

Nine floors of inpatient and outpatient care areas
Spacious, private rooms (with overnight accommodations for parents), designed with kids in mind
20,000-square-foot family resource and activity center, among the largest in the world, including the Eat N’ Park Atrium, Howard Hanna Healing Garden and libraries
296 licensed beds, including:
- 41-bed Emergency Room and Trauma Center
- 79-bed Critical Care Unit, including:
  - 36-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  - 12-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
  - 31-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
13 Operating Suites, including six equipped with leading-edge minimally invasive equipment
State-of-the-art technology including a nursing workstation for every two patient rooms in addition to computer and communications equipment that enhances efficient communication within teams of caregivers
Paperless information management system that allows physicians to place nearly all inpatient care orders electronically, eliminating handwritten and verbal orders