- Primary Children’s Hospital
- Pediatric Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic
- Primary Children’s Behavioral Health at Wasatch Canyons Campus
Primary Children’s Hospital
Primary Children’s Hospital (PCH) is the major primary center for pediatric patients in the Mountain West.
The present facility, which opened in 1990, is adjacent to the University of Utah Health and comprises 164 beds. Clinical services include a 26-bed state -of-the-art pediatric intensive care unit, a 36 bed neonatal intensive care unit, a 20-bed rehabilitation wing, and facilities for both inpatient and outpatient care.
Primary Children's Hospital is a 232 bed facility which serves five surrounding states. In the year 2002, pediatric patient visits totaled 183,215 in both in-patient, out-patient, and emergency room visits. Providing the highest acuity level in pediatric hospitals, over 40 pediatric specialty clinics and over 60 medical specialties and subspecialties are represented here. Various specialty wards include a 30 bed infant unit, a state of the art newborn intensive care unit, and a 26-bed rapid treatment room for children requiring a hospital stay of less than 24 hours.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health supports the emotional needs of children with a physical illness. The department provides care for inpatient through our consultation service in the hospital and also outpatient care at our various locations.
Children with physical illness face all the medical challenges of their condition, often made more complex by the rapid physical growth and development of childhood. In addition to the challenges faced by the physically ill child and his family, there may be emotional bumps in the road during the child’s many developmental stages.
Our staff is uniquely experienced and prepared to support and assist children and families with emotional distress during a child’s acute or long-term illness or condition.
Our staff includes:
- D. Richard Martini, MD (Director)
- Laura M. Bennett-Murphy, PhD
- Celestia H. Buckley, PsyD
- Deirdre Anne Caplin, PhD
- Lisa L. Giles, MD
- Debra V. McQuade, MD, PhD
- Travis S. Mickelson, MD
- Jodi Morstein, PhD, APRN
- Christopher C. Rich, MD
- Kyle M. Smith, MD
Centralized Intake Office: 801-313-7711
Pediatric Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic
This multidisciplinary outpatient clinic serves children ages 3-18 who are medically complex and have behavioral health-related issues. Services are provided Monday through Friday from 8am – 6pm. at Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services building. Intake evaluations, medication management, individual therapy, psychological and neuropsychological testing, and psycho-educational assessments are provided.
Centralized Intake Office: 801-313-7711
Primary Children’s Behavioral Health at Wasatch Canyons Campus
Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
PROVIDES TWENTY FOUR-HOUR CARE for children and adolescents requiring immediate and intense psychiatric care. This secure, 20-bed unit provides medical management individual and family therapy, and additional therapy modalities.
Adolescent Chemical Dependency and Day Treatment Programs
DAYSPRING FOLLOWS THE DISEASE MODEL that evaluates and integrates all aspects of the patients’ concerns, including developmental, chemical dependency, psychological, biological, social, and educational. This program serves adolescents ages 14-18 with chemical dependency or dual diagnosis issues. Program hours are Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm with additional family support and educational groups offered some evenings.
Primary Children's Center for Counseling
THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY OUTPATIENT CLINIC is located on the Wasatch Canyons Campus and serves clients ages 3-18 with a wide range of services Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm. Intake evaluation, medication management, individual therapy, psychological testing, and psycho-educational assessments are provided.
