The Whitney Houston Pediatric Special Care Unit features the medical expertise and advanced technology to care for the most critically ill children suffering from single and multi-organ system failure, including involvement of the nervous, cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, and hepatobiliary systems. The unit is equipped to manage respiratory failure, shock of different etiologies, raised intracranial pressure, renal failure, and hepatocellular failure.
Facilities also exist for continuous Video-EEG monitoring for seizures of unknown origin.
As part of the State's designated Level I Trauma Center for northern New Jersey, as well as an integrated component of the State's only designated pediatric liver transplant program, the Whitney Houston Special Care Unit joins an ongoing tradition of standard-setting excellence. Our continuum of care philosophy features close cooperation with referring physicians from the range of pediatric specialties, including neurosurgery, ENT, maxillofacial reconstruction, trauma, and liver transplant. The staff also practices a family-centered care approach which involves the child's family at every stage of treatment. Pulmonary support - the unit features ventilators for different modalities of conventional ventilation. Hepatobiliary support - University Hospital is the only facility in New Jersey approved for pediatric liver transplants.