Inpatient Pediatric Services
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital offers an Inpatient Pediatric Service (IPS) specializing in the care of hospitalized children. The IPS consists of a group of full time, board-certified pediatricians who, function as an extension of a primary care physician and are available to provide 24-hour, on-site personalized care to hospitalized children at Mary Bridge.
Benefits to Patients and Physicians
Our Inpatient Pediatric Service provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for a wide range of complex diseases and injuries in children.
- Available to all patients and physicians
- All clinical care provided by specially trained pediatric staff
- 24-hour-a-day, on-site pediatric care for hospitalized children
- 24-hour-a-day consultation for inpatients
- Seamless transition from outpatient to inpatient care, with frequent updates, follow up and detailed discharge summaries, providing transition back to the referring physician
- Family Centered Rounds
Family Centered Care Difference
Mary Bridge is a full service, inpatient hospital with a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Medical-Surgical Unit, offering child and family-centered care through a pediatric team. Mary Bridge is also the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for southwest Washington. At Mary Bridge, we understand that when a child is ill, it affects the whole family. Parents are an important part of their child’s care team, which is why our IPS attending physicians conduct rounds in the child’s room with the family present whenever possible.
Referring Providers, Call for Admissions:
House Supervisor: 253.377.3623
House Supervisor Pager: 877.511.3912
IPS Pager: 877.383.6500
IPS Office: 253-403-3602 Fax: 253-403-6900
Mary Bridge Pediatric Care at Good Samaritan Hospital - Puyallup
The inpatient pediatric unit at Good Samaritan Hospital is teamed up with Mary Bridge IPS for 24-hour care of hospitalized children. Families of East Pierce County can get care closer to home through this partnership that keeps their primary care provider connected every step of the way. This service is similar to the program at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.
Referring Providers, Call for Admissions:
IPS at Good Samariatn Hospital Pager: 253.597.4626
Pediatric Unit: 253.697.5810 Fax: 253.697.5169
Mary Bridge at Providence St. Peter Hospital - Olympia
Mary Bridge formed a partnership with Providence St. Peter Hospital (PSPH) in Olympia to provide a 24-hour pediatric hospitalist program. This collaboration makes it possible for kids to receive Inpatient pediatric care closer to home. Mary Bridge pediatric hospitalists staff the nine-bed, family-friendly PSPH inpatient pediatric unit 24/7. This service mirrors the established Inpatient Pediatric Service at Mary Bridge in Tacoma. These hospitalists also provide consultation and services for children in the Emergency Center and newborns in the Special Care Nursery at PSPH.
Referring Providers, Call for Admissions:
IPS-PSPH Pager: 360.971.0928
IPS Office: 360.486.6359
Pediatric Unit: 360.493.7546 Fax: 360.486.6496
Inpatient Pediatric Services Providers
Krista K Barrett, MD
David C Brunelle, MD
Jared D Capouya, MD
Vibhuti Desai, MD
Andrea Driano, MD
Mary L Ehlenbach, MD
Matthew Eisenberg, MD
Mary Fairchok, MD
Tracy Thomas Kelly, MD
Christopher A Kodama, MD
Ting-I T Lu, MD
Karen W Nilsen, MD
Andrew D Reichert, MD
Heather Schultz, MD
Aarthi Subramani, MD
Mary Bridge Pediatric Care at Good Samaritan Hospital
Marilu Thordsen-Velez, MD
Providence St. Peter Hospital Inpatient Pediatric Service
Marilyn Ahearn, MD
Salah Almohammed, MD
Pamela K Moore, MD
Rachel M Thomas, MD