Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department

Care teams at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department deliver 24/7 emergency care for kids with serious and life-threatening injuries and illnesses. We listen to quickly understand your child’s health needs. Then, we provide care that’s right for your child and your family. Our board-certified pediatric doctors and care teams are specially trained to care for children and deliver advanced life-saving services. Our pediatric ER was designed with children and families in mind. Colorful waiting areas and exam rooms help put your child at ease, and we use specially designed equipment made just for children. From the moment you walk through the door, we deliver compassionate care to help your family through an emergency. 

Caring for serious illness and injuries in children

Getting colds, bumps and bruises are all part of being a kid. When an illness becomes more severe or your child has a major injury, we’re ready to deliver the emergency care your child needs. Getting the emergency care your child needs when they need it is an important decision. Symptoms and signs that your child needs emergency care include: 

• Bites and stings
• Blue face and lips, or pale coloring 
• Chest pain
• Fever
• Major injury or broken bone 
• Seizure 
• Severe allergic reaction 
• Severe vomiting or diarrhea
• Trouble breathing 
• Other serious illness or injury

Dedication to improving patient care

Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department is a member of Vermont Oxford Network (VON), a worldwide community dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and value of care for newborn infants and families. VON, a nonprofit collaboration, facilitates the world’s largest databases of practices and outcomes for neonatal care and supports data-driven quality improvement, education, and research. Through participation in a VON database, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department receives benchmarking reports to identify local quality improvement initiatives with the goal of providing ever-improving care for infants and families.

If your child is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or call 911. Signs or symptoms of an acute emergency in children may include: severe vomiting or diarrhea, blue face and lips or pale coloring, high fever, chest pain, seizure, trouble breathing, major injury or broken bone, severe allergic reaction, and animal bites.