Effective March 17, St. Christopher's Hospital resumed Critical Care and Level 1 Trauma Services following the opening of an eight-bed pediatric intensive care unit called PICU East. The PICU East unit is in a separate section of the hospital and provides additional capacity for critically ill pediatric patients. Specially trained physicians, nurses and other clinicians will staff the unit.
The hospital had temporarily closed its PICU West unit to new patients in consultation with the Philadelphia Department of Health after a physician was diagnosed with a presumed case of COVID-19. All patients, families, and staff who may have been exposed were identified through contact tracing, and employees were instructed to self-quarantine at home until the 14-day incubation period is over.
St. Christopher's continues its mission of advancing the health and well-being of the pediatric patients and families we serve.
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Tower Health is a strong, regional, integrated healthcare provider/payer system that offers leading-edge, compassionate healthcare and wellness services to a population of 2.5 million people. With approximately 14,000 team members, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville; Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia; Jennersville Hospital in West Grove; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership of Tower Health and Drexel University in Philadelphia. It also includes Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing; Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences in West Reading; home healthcare services provided by Tower Health at Home; and a network of 22 urgent care facilities across the Tower Health service area. Tower Health offers a connected network of 2,200 physicians, specialists, and advanced practice providers across more than 230 convenient locations. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.