Children’s Services

Children have special health care needs that are different from those of adults. Their  bodies respond differently to injury and illness.  Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital’s Children’s Unit was specifically designed with kids in mind…to help them get healthy and stay healthy. 

The Children’s Unit blends leading-edge technology and compassionate care with a special dedication to meeting the needs of children-from tiny, premature infants to adolescents up to age 16.  Every member of our staff has received specialized training in caring for the physical, social, developmental and emotional needs of children.  Our partners in pediatrics offer children reassurance, warmth and compassion, as well as ways to express their feelings and fears.  We understand that a visit to the hospital can be a scary experience for children, that is why we are the first hospital in the region to have a certified Child Life Specialists offering the following:

• Age-appropriate activities-games, toys, music, movies, arts and crafts projects-in playrooms and patient rooms.
• Medical play to help children learn about various tests, procedures and surgeries.
• Support before, during and after medical procedures and other stressful times.
• Education for parents on childhood growth and development and the effects of illness, injury and hospitalization.
• Orientation to the hospital through tours and individualized play.
• Hospital-stay coping tips.

In our Children’s Units, Children’s Emergency Room, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Radiology and Surgery Suites…Care for Kids is Just the Right Size. 

For more information, please call (409) 212-7430