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AtlantiCare/Nemours Children's Health Program
Exceptional doctors, exceptional care - right here at home.
The AtlantiCare/Nemours Children's Health Program is a partnership between AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center and Nemours(Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. This partnership gives you and your child's pediatrician convenient access to pediatric specialty services previously available only in Philadelphia or Wilmington.
Now you can experience world-class pediatric healthcare that's not a world away.
Facilities
The region's only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is located in AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Mainland Campus. The NICU is staffed around the clock by neonatologists and a neonatal nurse practitioner especially skilled in the care of sick and preterm infants. Our state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) includes 13 neonatal intermediate care bassinets and 9 intensive care bassinets with Nemours neonatologists providing highly specialized care.
The AtlantiCare/Nemours Children's Health Program
Your child deserves the best, especially when it comes to healthcare. Thanks to the AtlantiCare and /Nemours (Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children) Children's Health Program, the very best healthcare for children is available right here at home. This unique program is a network of healthcare services designed to care for children of all ages, from premature infants to young adults. The spectrum of medical services available through the program ranges from wellness visits to the most specialized surgical procedures.
Pediatricians
The AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center-affiliated pediatricians provide excellent primary care to children in southeastern New Jersey. These pediatricians have immediate access to Nemours pediatric specialists for phone consultations. Any pediatrician can refer children to the AtlantiCare/Nemours Children's Health Program for specialized care and treatment.
Hospital Care
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's family-centered pediatric unit, the Stanley M. Grossman Children's Center, is located in our City Campus in Atlantic City. Brightly decorated and child-friendly, this is a pleasant place for children to recuperate from illnesses and injuries that require hospitalization.
Pediatricians from Nemours are in-house 24 hours a day, seven days a week to care for children in the pediatric unit when their primary pediatricians are unavailable. These "hospitalists" are also available to assist with pediatric emergencies and newborn examinations.
Specialty Care Center
The AtlantiCare/Nemours Children's Health Program features a pediatric specialty care center in the AtlantiCare Health Park in Egg Harbor Township. Pediatric specialists from the Nemours are available here for both initial consultations and follow-up visits. Pediatric subspecialties available at the Health Park include: allergy/immunology,cardiology, hematology, nephrology, orthopedics,rehabilitation and surgery.
Pediatric Same-Day Surgery
Pediatric surgeons from Nemours perform general surgery at the family-friendly AtlantiCare Surgery Center in Egg Harbor Township. The Surgery Center features an anesthesiologist specializing in pediatrics, medical equipment made just for children, and a special family waiting area.
To find the very best healthcare for your child, look to the AtlantiCare/Nemours Children's Health Program. For more information about our services or physicians, call 1-888-569-1000.
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