UF Health Pediatric Emergency Room

The Pediatric E.R. located in UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital provides families with a convenient one-stop children’s health center for emergency care.
If you have an emergency, dial 911.

Open 24/7, patients 17 and under are cared for by University of Florida board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians with access to specialists in more than 20 pediatric specialties at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. By co-locating the UF Health pediatric teams in a child-focused environment, we can better serve our young patients and their families.

An emergency room designed for you and your children

A separate entrance welcomes children and their families into a fun and colorful environment. Inside, a kid-friendly space allows for more streamlined pediatric care. The Pediatric E.R. has:

• Complimentary 24/7 valet parking and nearby parking garage for fast access
  
• Separate waiting rooms — one for sick children and one for well children
• 15 private treatment, 4 semi-private rooms, and 2 private triage rooms
• 2 exam rooms, specifically designed for children with communicable diseases
• 2 resuscitation rooms
• 5 observation beds with privacy curtains
  
• 1 conscious-sedation room for casting broken bones and stitching wounds
• Nurses station with the most technologically advanced equipment specifically designed to treat children and young adults
• A nautical with two oversized saltwater aquariums and a flat-screen television to keep children’s minds off their illnesses

Radiology

• Private room for radiology imaging (X-rays) with state-of-the-art, low-dose radiation equipment designed for young patients
• Digital images available in seconds
• We endorse and support the national Image Gently campaign, which helps ensure that radiologists use the lowest dose of radiation necessary to perform interventional procedures on children. (Image Gently was founded by the Society for Pediatric Radiology and the American College of Radiology.)

Visitor policy

For the protection and safety of our patients, anyone visiting a patient at the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital or the UF Health Shands Pediatric E.R. must now obtain a visitor’s badge. These badges are available at our information desks. You must present a government-issued photo ID to receive a badge. Please note that our COVID-19 visitor guidelines still apply. This is independent of the COVID-19 screening and is a permanent visitor policy.