The Infant Toddler Unit is a 28 bed unit on the 5th floor of USA Children's and Women's Hospital. It is staffed with specially trained nurses dedicated to providing quality, family-centered care to children ages 0-5 months. Many families and patients often find that the atmosphere of the department promotes unity, love and understanding in meeting the needs of the patients. Lasting relationships are often formed with the patients and their families.

The unit offers the following unique opportunities for patients and their families during their hospital stay:

• In-room VCRs to meet the additional emotional needs of the child. Favorite videos can be brought from home or obtained from our child life department.
• Pediatric PICC line team which can facilitate home return for patients requiring long term IV antibiotics. The length of hospitalization is decreased and the patient and family are provided a quicker return to normal family routine.
• Personal unit educator who can provide one-on-one teaching to patients and families.
• Video seizure monitoring.
• Child safety and injury prevention classes.
• Child life program.
• Private sleeping arrangements in each room for parents.
• A highly trained nursing staff.
• Family-centered care.
• Starbright Computer System which allows children in hospitals throughout the USA and Canada to communicate with other children.
• TreeHouse, a pediatric playroom, which provides a "safe place" where no medical procedures can be performed.