Pediatric ED

The emergency department at Miller Children’s Hospital is specially designated by
Los Angeles County as an Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) to care for children. There are certain regulations and criteria that must be met by the entire health care team, including physicians, physician assistants and nurses. The Joint Commission requires the following standards for physicians:

• Twenty-four hour coverage of the emergency department by at least one board-certified/eligible physician with either certification in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.
• All full- or part-time emergency physicians have completed of a minimum of 16 hours of continuing medical education in pediatric emergency topics within a two-year period.
• At least one physician is on duty in the emergency department 24-hours a day.
• Telephone consultation with a physician who is board-certified/eligible in pediatrics or pediatric emergency medicine available 24-hours a day.
• A backup physician who has EDAP qualifications and training is available to the hospital within one hour after notification to assist with critical situations or disasters.