The Paediatric Medical Day Unit (PMDU) is the outpatient component of the Children’s Hospital. The PMDU provides care for children and youth (newborn to 17 years of age inclusive) in the form of medical/ diagnostic interventions/treatments, as well as outpatient clinics. The PMDU sees approximately 34,000 children each year.
Specialties and Services
PMDU offers a wide array of specialty clinics and services to meet the needs of children and youth:
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Developmental Follow Up Clinic
- Diabetes
- Endocrinology
- Feeding and Swallowing
- Gastroenterology
- Gynecology
- Haematology
- Healthy Eating and Activity Program
- Hemophilia
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Pharmacology
- Pre-Admit
- Respirology
- Rheumatology
- RSV
- Surgery
- Transplant
Our dynamic team of health care professionals provides psychosocial, medical care and interventions inclusive of, but not limited to:
- Chemotherapy
- IV antibiotics
- Blood transfusions and the administration of a variety of other specialty medications
- Diagnostic tests such as sedated hearing/vision testing, sedated MRI/CTs
- Patient teaching and education
