Paediatric intensive care beds are accommodated in the main intensive care unit. The newborn units include the regional neonatal intensive care unit which was designed for 34 infants and a normal newborn nursery with 30 to 40 bassinets. The ambulatory facilities are immediately adjacent to the inpatient area. They comprise a large variety of general paediatrics and subspecialty clinics with associated support services including facilities for the day care of oncology patients and for a large day surgery programme. A further major portion of the ambulatory programme takes place at the child and family unit at the Chedoke division where a multi-disciplinary team provides coordinated care of children with physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities.
Residents experience first contact paediatric care in the emergency room at the medical centre.
In addition, the offices of community- based pediatricians are utilized for rotations in both primary and secondary care paediatrics. A specific two month rotation in community office practice is a mandatory component of the core programme. Health Sciences Home Page or the McMaster University Home Page.