Pediatric Intensive Care
The UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the only PICU in Central Massachusetts. If your child has life-threatening medical, surgical or trauma care needs, our experts can help.
Pediatric Inpatient Care
We know that children aren’t small adults. They have unique needs that need to be met. If your child is an inpatient at our UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, you can be assured that our caregivers have special training in caring for infants, children and adolescents.
Pediatric Social Work
Injury and illness affect the entire family. Our UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center Pediatric Social Work Program helps you and your child cope with illness and with the adjustment to diagnosis and treatment.
Licensed pediatric social workers provide services based on the unique needs of your child and family.
Social Work Services We Provide
Our caring team of clinical social workers assists in many areas, including:
Child Life
Our certified child life specialists at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center play a crucial role in supporting children and families facing medical challenges. Our team focuses on the needs of pediatric patients and their families, aiming to reduce stress and anxiety associated with hospitalization and medical procedures.
What To Expect from Our Child Life Specialists:
Our team help helps patients navigate the hospital experience with greater resilience and understanding.
Children’s Health Information Center
The Lamar Soutter Library Children’s Health Information Center is a consumer health library offering a collection of reference services and pediatric resources for parents and other caregivers interested in learning more about children's health care issues.
Family-centered Care Core Concepts
The caregivers at the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center follow family-centered care core concepts. These concepts guide us in providing the best care possible to you and your family. The core concepts of family-centered care empower families in the care of their children.
Family strengths
The family is the constant in the child's life. We support and empower family members as partners and decision-makers in their child's care and help them cope more confidently with their child's illness.
Quality Care - CMC
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center delivers quality care to children throughout Central Massachusetts. We offer:
Giving to the Children’s Medical Center
Monetary Donations
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center Annual Fund
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center Annual Fund is the annual fund of the UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center. Your support helps sustain the vital research, medical and preventive health care services that make such a positive difference in the lives of so many children. Donate.
Helping Children Cope with Health Care Experiences
The following suggestions are provided to assist you in talking with your child about health care experiences. We hope these suggestions will help you prepare your child for an upcoming hospitalization or procedure and make the child's experience a little easier. For patients using services at the Children's Medical Center in Worcester, you may find child life specialists helpful.
Joint Notice of Information Practices (Privacy Policy)
Patient Privacy
At UMass Memorial Health (UMass Memorial), your privacy is a priority. We follow strict federal and state guidelines to maintain the confidentiality of your medical (protected health) information.
We also follow state guidelines regarding how long we must store your medical records and the requirements for proper disposal.
Protected Health Information
Protected health information (PHI) is any information about your past, present or future health care, or payment for that could be used to identify you.