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dmil103 t1_jdwkruv wrote

UPMC Children's

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CARLEtheCamry t1_jdxs4go wrote

Do they still not have a burn unit, anyone know?

Long story short - my kid got burnt and sent to the hospital (not in my care) and I was initially told Childrens, and arrived and they told me they have no burn unit so he was probably sent to Mercy (he was).

Mercy was great, they even have a little play area with like a kid's play area and wheeled in a TV with a Wii and stuff. The only bad part was that his bed/unit was in the main either ICU or step-down unit and more than a few nights I laid awake listening to stabbing victims cuss out the nurses.

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Amrun90 t1_jdycuyl wrote

No, Children’s does not have a burn unit. Only West Penn and Mercy do.

I work at Mercy and if a child is very critically ill with a burn, they will still go to Children’s, and Mercy will send staff there daily for burn care.

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dmil103 t1_jdxz6jk wrote

No idea, but they treated my AML when i was 17/18 and every single person on the staff, from my Oncologists to the Janitors were fantastic people.

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