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 Bridgeport Hospital's pediatric department continues to grow, as it becomes a referral center for increasing numbers of pediatric patients (over 1600 per year). Bridgeport Hospital's pediatric services are among the most comprehensive in Connecticut and include a graduate medical education program affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine. The Center has the only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Fairfield County, which draws on a staff of pediatric internists and experts in pediatric asthma, trauma, heart disease, and kidney disease.
The PT Barnum Pediatrics Center, made possible through philanthropic support from the community, provides an inviting space with circus theme decorations and a family-friendly atmosphere, all of which lessen the fear and isolation that young patients feel when hospitalized.
The Pediatric Unit is staffed by nurses, social workers, therapists and child-life personnel specifically trained in pediatric care. There are special programs in childhood asthma, burn care, pediatric HIV infection, and the developmental assessment of high-risk newborns and foster children.
 One family's story of how Bridgeport Hospital was there for them when an accident happened.
To read about our exceptional pediatric volunteers, click here.
Help the Pediatrics Department Help Children
If you would like to help us continue to make a difference for families like these, here are a number of projects for which we are seeking contributions:
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Members of the Fairfield Police Department making their annual toy donation to the PT Barnum Pediatric Center. |
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