At Citrus Valley Medical Center -- Queen of the Valley Hospital in West
Covina, our pediatric services feature a dedicated 18-bed Pediatric Unit
with a highly skilled team of nurses and physicians. Excellence in pediatrics
is a natural outgrowth of our Newborn Intensive Care Unit, which has been
providing care to premature and seriously ill newborns in the San Gabriel
Valley since 1972.
Highly Trained Staff
When it comes to treating minor injuries, serious illnesses, and trauma,
our pediatric nurses and medical staff are specially trained. All RNs
and LVNs receive additional training in managing pediatric emergencies
and receive ongoing education to enhance their knowledge and skills to
care for children of all ages. Many of the RNs on the unit have received
additional distinction as Certified Pediatric Nurses for their extensive
training and expertise in pediatric nursing care.
We provide total patient care, where each child is treated primarily by
one nurse during a shift. This hands-on concentration allows the nurse
to develop a personal relationship with each child and family, a method
of care that makes a significant difference in the child's recovery.
Within the Pediatric Unit, our Child Life staff members interact with children
and families to provide education, support and therapeutic interventions
to help children and teens better understand their illness and treatments.
Dedicated Pediatric Unit
Our continued success is based on a commitment to care for the whole child,
not just the treatment of physical symptoms. Our Pediatric Unit reflects
this commitment with special features designed to make a child's hospital
stay as comfortable as possible.
We provide our care based on a family-centered care philosophy, believing
that children recover more quickly and have less stressful hospital stays
when they have the familiarity and companionship of family members. With
family in mind, parents are allowed 24-hour visitation and each bedside
has accommodations for one parent to stay overnight.
Through generous support from the community and the Starlight Children's
Foundation, our unit has many Fun Centers which are equipped with DVD
players and Wii entertainment systems which can be taken to the child's
bedside for fun and diversion.
Comprehensive Pediatric Services
Our Pediatric Unit offers many high quality and technologically advanced
services for pediatric patients. Many procedures and surgeries now take
place on an outpatient basis. We are able to accommodate children coming
in for surgery on our Pediatric Unit before and after the surgery.
Our Emergency Department is known for providing high quality emergency
services to more than 50,000 patients each year. We have also been approved
for the care of pediatric emergencies by the County of Los Angeles, so
you can be confident that in the event of an emergency, skilled professionals
are available 24 hours a day to help.
Providing the highest level of quality treatment, Citrus Valley Medical
Center - Queen of the Valley Hospital, is a leader in advanced pediatric
medical care. Our pediatric services reflect the long term commitment
we have always had to children and families here in our community.