Our Services
Urgent Medical Care for Infants, Children, and Teenagers
Children can become seriously ill or injured quickly, and their symptoms may look different from those seen in adults. New Padre Garcia Hospital provides emergency assessment and initial medical care for infants, children, and teenagers experiencing sudden illness, breathing problems, high fever, seizures, dehydration, injuries, allergic reactions, poisoning, and other urgent conditions.
Our emergency healthcare team assesses each child based on age, symptoms, vital signs, medical history, and level of urgency. Care may include immediate treatment, close monitoring, diagnostic support, hospital admission, or referral and transfer when specialized pediatric care is required.
The Emergency Department is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Service Overview
Pediatric Emergency Care
Pediatric emergency care provides prompt assessment and initial treatment for urgent medical conditions affecting babies, children, and teenagers.
Depending on the child’s condition, care may include:
- Rapid patient assessment and triage
- Age-appropriate vital-sign monitoring
- Temperature assessment
- Oxygen-saturation monitoring
- Breathing and airway assessment
- Level-of-consciousness assessment
- Pain evaluation
- Blood-glucose testing when ordered
- Referral or transfer for specialized pediatric care
- Fever and infection assessment
- Dehydration assessment
- Wound and injury care
- Medication based on the doctor’s assessment
- Nebulization or breathing support when clinically appropriate
- Laboratory examinations when ordered
- Diagnostic imaging when medically necessary and available
- Continuous observation and reassessment
- Hospital admission when required
The examinations and treatments provided depend on the child’s age, symptoms, medical history, physical findings, and the hospital’s available capabilities.
Advantages
Why Choose New Padre Garcia Hospital for Emergency Care?
Available 24 Hours a Day
Our Emergency Department is available day and night for urgent childhood illnesses and injuries.
Urgency-Based Assessment
Children are attended to according to the seriousness of their condition rather than arrival time alone.
Age-Appropriate Assessment
The healthcare team considers the child’s age, size, development, symptoms, behavior, and medical history.
Parent and Guardian Involvement
Parents and guardians provide important information about the child’s normal behavior, symptoms, medications, allergies, and recent changes.
Coordinated Hospital Support
Emergency care may be coordinated with clinical laboratory, diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, pharmacy, inpatient care, and other relevant hospital services.
Continuous Reassessment
Children may be monitored for changes in breathing, alertness, temperature, hydration, pain, and overall condition.
Referral and Transfer Assistance
When specialized pediatric treatment or a higher level of care is required, the hospital may coordinate an appropriate referral or transfer.
Child- and Family-Centered Care
We aim to communicate clearly, reduce fear, protect privacy, and treat every child and family with patience and compassion.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
The Emergency Department is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for urgent illnesses, injuries, and other pediatric medical concerns.
No. An appointment is not required for a child experiencing an emergency. Proceed directly to the Emergency Department.
A baby younger than three months with a temperature of 38°C or higher should receive prompt medical assessment.
Call for help when it is the first seizure, lasts longer than five minutes, repeats without recovery, causes injury, occurs in water, affects breathing, or is followed by failure to wake normally.
No. Do not place fingers, cloth, spoons, or other objects inside the child’s mouth. Do not restrain the child.
Yes. The Emergency Department can assess children affected by falls, wounds, possible fractures, head injuries, burns, road accidents, and other urgent injuries.
The hospital may coordinate specialist consultation, referral, or transfer when the child requires a pediatric service, procedure, facility, or level of care that is not available.
Appointment
Need Emergency Medical Care?
Our Emergency Department is available 24 hours a day for sudden illnesses, injuries, accidents, and other urgent health concerns.
Proceed directly to New Padre Garcia Hospital or contact the hospital for immediate assistance.