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Children’s Intensive Care

Synonym(s):

When children suffer from an organ failure or are at high risk of developing such a problem they require admission to the Children's Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

A dedicated multi-disciplinary team of medical and nursing staff care for these children in our 16-bedded CICU.

Equipped with a complete range of medical technologies we care for medical, surgical and post-operative patients, including young children recovering from cardio-thoracic surgeries.

CICU serves over 700 patients a year who have on-site medical attention around the clock.

For children who have been discharged and require follow-up care, our homecare team extends on-site assessment, education and medical support within the patients' home environment.

Range of Services:

  • Critical care management of paediatric medical patients
  • Critical care, pre-operative and post-operative care of paediatric surgical patients including cardiac surgical patients
  • Multi-disciplinary team for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
  • Children's Hospital Emergency Transport Services
  • Paediatric and homecare services
  • Resuscitation training
  • Venous access (central and peripherally inserted catheters)
  • Extra-corporeal life support services

Tags:

WHOLE BODY; Children's Intensive Care

Contact Information 

Level 2, Children's Tower 
65 6394 1778 (General Enquiries)

Conditions We Treat

Recent News

Announcements KKH and the COGS launch guidelines to address Singapore’s preterm birth rates KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (COGS) today launched the first comprehensive update to Singapore's Guidelines on the Management of Preterm Birth.
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02 Apr 2026 Read Story