St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children’s Chronic Lung Disease program in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Next Steps clinic has been accepted into the prestigious Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Collaborative.
BPD is the chronic lung disease that follows NICU care for respiratory distress in many premature infants. Infants with severe BPD present persistent challenges in care, complicating strategies for enhancing their long-term outcomes.
The BPD Collaborative consists of 34 centers across the US and one in Sweden. These facilities feature skilled multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the ongoing care of patients with BPD, particularly its most severe forms.
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children was selected to participate in the collaborative because of its combined multi-specialty program, which spans both inpatient and outpatient care for medically complex patients. The hospital offers a Level IV NICU, the highest level of care, and its Next Steps program, featuring a multidisciplinary team including a neonatologist, pediatrician, pulmonologist, nurse practitioner and nurse coordinator, that provides primary care and a medical home for children who require it after their NICU discharge.
About St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a 188-bed facility providing exceptional care to children from across the Philadelphia region. Founded in 1875, the hospital has more than 200 physicians who are pediatric experts, and offers a wide array of specialties. St. Christopher’s is home to one of only three Level I pediatric trauma centers in Pennsylvania, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit—the highest level—and the only pediatric burn center between New York and Baltimore. The hospital is a Magnet® designated facility—the gold standard of nursing—and is one of the largest pediatric medical training centers in the country. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.