Skilled Nursing
New England Pediatric Care�s nursing department offers cutting edge comprehensive care, delivered with compassion. Our nursing staff is skilled in caring for children and young adults with complex medical needs, and is equipped to deal with a wide range of medical challenges. We specialize in skilled respiratory interventions, including ventilator, tracheostomy care, chest physiotherapy, and suctioning. Staff are highly trained and able to respond to an emergency, including management of seizure disorders, and IV therapy. Our clinical staff is well versed at caring for children with special dietary needs, including ketogenic diet, gastrostomy and jejunostomy feedings, and complex oral feeding issues.
The nursing care team at New England Pediatrics is on hand to respond to changes in the resident�s care during the school day, and collaborates with education staff to ensure that their medical plan is followed during school hours. We have a staff of well trained, skilled school nurses available throughout the school day to attend to the medical needs of students in the classroom setting.
Collaboration with our Rehabilitation staff allows the resident�s rehab goals to be carried through their day, and orthopedic equipment is appropriately monitored and applied as needed to ensure optimum benefits. Passive range of motion activities are a part of the resident�s daily care, and are carried out 7 days per week. Staff is experienced in botox and phenol muscle blocking, serial casting, and intrathecal baclofen pump maintainance.
Our relationship with the talented staff of New England Medical Center gives our residents the benefit of cutting edge technology and state of the art medical care. Our lasting relationships with Boston specialists sets us apart, creating the ability to provide only the best in comprehensive medical care. In-house specialty clinics are an efficient way for specialist appointments to be carried out, reducing the need for out of facility consults.
Compassion and caring are always a top priority at New England Pediatric Care, and our staff is acutely aware of the need for the highest quality of life for the children in our care, and the families that support them. Nurses advocate for the whole child and their family, and provide care that is individualized to each child�s unique needs. Families are an integral part of the clinical team, and are kept abreast of changes in their child�s clinical status.