Pediatric Emergency Department

San Francisco area parents now have a better option for emergency care.

Pediatric Emergency Department
3700 California Street (at Cherry)
San Francisco
Tel: 415-600-4444
Call 911 for medical emergencies
Directions to the Pediatric Emergency Department
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The Pediatric Emergency Department is dedicated to children ages birth to 18. Child-sized equipment and private rooms, doctors trained in pediatrics and emergency medicine, and Child Life staff who help children cope with medical emergencies make all the difference when dealing with a crisis. While an emergency is never in the plans, plan on us if one happens.

Pediatric Emergency Care

Wait Time in Pediatric Emergency

The Pediatric Emergency Department at California Pacific Medical Center is San Francisco's first and only emergency room dedicated to caring for children with both serious and minor illness and/or injury. Families receive age appropriate child-focused care for children of all ages. Located on our California Campus, the Pediatric Emergency Department is staffed by physicians who specialize and are board-certified in both pediatrics and emergency medicine.

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Built with Families in Mind

Designed for children and families, the six private rooms in the Pediatric Emergency Department offer a welcoming atmosphere with child-focused decor. Each room is outfitted with the most advanced, child-sized medical equipment, a DVD player and television. Additionally, the emergency rooms can accommodate family members who provide a valuable source of emotional support.

Most importantly, because our waiting room serves only the Pediatric Emergency Department, children enjoy the company of other children, versus adults with serious medical emergencies.

A Team Specializing in Caring for Children

"Kid Helpers" Put Families at Ease

Child Life services at CPMC

Our team recognizes that a hospital visit can be frightening, and we work with each patient and family to make the experience as comfortable as possible.

Child Life staff at the Pediatric Emergency Department use medical kits, puppets and other toys to prepare children for medical procedures. Because medical procedures and illness can be challenging for children and families, California Pacific is unique among Bay Area hospitals in that we provide Child Life staff in the Emergency Department. This team, known as our "Kid Helpers," prepares children for medical procedures and helps explain what they will experience. Some coping techniques our kid helpers use include bubbles, songs, art and puppets. The Child Life staff has special training in child development and hospitalization, and provides a developmentally appropriate and honest approach to one's medical situation.

California Pacific Medical Center

Pediatric Emergency Department

The Pediatric Emergency Department at CPMC in San Francisco features some of the top-rated pediatric physician specialists in the San Francisco Bay Area and northern California. We deliver family-centered care to babies, young children, adolescents, and children through age 18 using the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options available. Caring for all children with medical emergencies. Serving San Francisco, Marin and the entire San Francisco Bay Area.