Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC
Home | Contact Us | Directions | Health Library
About Children's | International Program | Advocacy | Press Room | Careers & Jobs
 
  For Patients and Families For Doctors and Healthcare Professionals Departments, Programs and Conditions Research at Children's Education and Training
   
   
 
   
 
Nursing at Children's
Our Environment
Departments
Calendar of Events
Nurses Achievements
What Inspires Us
Our Current Research
Career Opportunities
Internship Program
Nursing Students
School Nurse Program
Our Publications
Community Service
 
 
Email this page Email This Page
Print this page Print This Page
 

  Join Us On:
  Follow Children's on Facebook  Facebook
  Follow Children's on Twitter  Twitter
  Watch Children's on YouTube  YouTube
 
 
     
 

Perioperative Services

Nurse Director
Beverly A. Young, RN, BSN, MSN, CNM

The Perioperative Services Department consists of the Operating Room (OR), Surgery Preparation, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Sterile Processing Department (SPD), and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Rockville, MD., Radiology, and Endoscopy Unit. Nursing care is provided for patients ranging from infants to young adults. Specialty services are also provided for adults on a limited basis.

The OR in the main hospital has eleven operating room suites, with two additional rooms under construction that opened in March 2009. The ASC in Rockville, MD has two operating room suites. At these sites, care is provided in the following specialties; General, Cardiovascular, Thoracic, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, Dental & Oral, Urology, Ophthalmology, Gastrointestinal, Plastic, and Otolaryngology.

As our facility is a Level I Trauma Center, Perioperative Services at the main hospital, is staffed on a 24 hour basis to respond to acute trauma, as well as for cardiovascular, renal and bone marrow transplants.
    • Ambulatory Surgical Care Center
    • Children's Imaging Center
    • CNSV, LLC
 


   
Children's National Medical Center | 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010 | 202-476-5000 | © 2012 & Privacy Statement

Children’s National Medical Center is the nation’s children’s hospital, with more than 50 pediatric sub-specialties.
Children’s National is a non-profit organization.