Pediatric Emergency Services

For immediate care, please call 911.

For poison information, please call (800) 222-1222.

Every year, the region's only fully staffed pediatric Emergency Department at Le Bonheur serves more than 70,000 sick and injured children making us one of the Top 10 Busiest Pediatric Emergency Departments in the United States. These patients comprise 60 percent of all children admitted to our hospital. All equipment in our Emergency Department is specifically designed to meet the needs of each infant, toddler, child and teen. Our physicians and nurses have received special extended training in treating children in traumas. 

The Emergency Department team includes:

• A pediatric trauma team
• 24-hour phone consultation services for referring physicians and area healthcare providers
• 24-hour accessibility to more than 150 pediatric medical and surgical specialists at Le Bonheur

Designated by the State of Tennessee as a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC), Le Bonheur provides comprehensive specialized pediatric medical and surgical care to all acutely ill and injured children. The CRPC designation meets guidelines similar to those of an Adult Level 1 Trauma Center.

As a CRPC, Le Bonheur provides 24-hour coverage by physicians who are board certified in pediatric emergency medicine, and also serves as the regional referral center for a five-state area - Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky - for the specialized care of pediatric patients. Le Bonheur also serves as the consulting children's hospital for all of west Tennessee, training nurses, therapists, physicians, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, pharmacists and even parents in life-saving measures to ensure that children will receive the best medical care possible in emergency situations.

Many times a trip to the emergency room is a very traumatic experience mentally for a child.  We staff our emergency department with Child Life Specialists who are specially trained to help alleviate the fear and nervousness related to trips to the emergency department.