Illness Care

Pediatric Illness Care at Garnet Health

When your child gets sick, you don’t have to navigate it alone. At Garnet Health, we strive to make our hospitals and doctor’s offices a comfortable place to visit for your family. We have cultivated an inviting, healing environment with compassionate care team. Our facilities are conveniently located throughout Orange and Sullivan County, NY, and offer pediatric sick visits, urgent care, a specialized Children’s Emergency Department in Middletown, as well as an inpatient Pediatric Unit – all designed for wholesome family care.

Our medical team is dedicated to pediatrics, willing to go take every step to ensure your child’s comfort and to provide an exceptional experience for patients and their families. 

Specialized Pediatric Care 

Kid-Friendly Illness Care

Our pediatrics care is dedicated to patients from infancy through age 17. It focuses on a family-centered approach that puts your child’s healthcare needs first. Our illness-care services help kids cope with their sickness and feel comfortable in their new environment through play, preparation, education, distraction and self-expressive activities. 

Illness care includes personalized outpatient checkups for a wide variety of severe and general symptoms, such as:

• Runny noses
• Flu
• Nausea
• Coughing
• Sore throat
• Fever
• Rash

Pediatric Hospitalist Services for Chronic Illness

Chronically ill children or kids who have sensitive conditions might require frequent hospitalization. This can be a scary and overwhelming. To help kids and families navigate hospital stays, Garnet Health pediatric hospitalists, patient advocacy programs and child life specialists are here to provide comfort and support. 

Our pediatric hospitalists specialize in caring for hospitalized pediatric patients. These specialists help manage your child’s stay. They coordinate and consult with doctors to closely monitor progress, and stay in close contact with your family and your child’s primary care provider throughout the hospital stay.

Holistic Therapies & Other Treatments

During your child's stay in the Garnet Health pediatric unit, your family will have access to a variety of holistic support. From general pediatrics to critical-care medicine and behavioral health, our child-life specialists will assist and support your family in finding the best care and treatment plan. Our holistic therapies include:

• Aromatherapy service
• Pet therapy
• Reiki therapy
• Virtual reality