Pediatric Dialysis in the PICU at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

PICU nurses receive advanced training to provide dialysis treatment for pediatric patients in intensive care

December 11, 2024

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurses are receiving advanced training for providing dialysis treatment to patients at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The nurses’ training includes pediatric peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy.

This training initiative marks a continued expansion of the center’s pediatric dialysis program. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hackensack Meridian Children's Health increased dialysis access for children by launching a new interdisciplinary care program at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital. This allowed children to receive dialysis care at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s dialysis unit and in the Pediatric ICU.

The success of this multidisciplinary dialysis program draws on the advanced capabilities of the Magnet award-winning team of nurses at K. Hovnanian and its internationally recognized Pediatric Nephrology team. The team of board-certified pediatric nephrologists have advanced training in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease and hypertension in children.

Together, along with other care team members, they provide consultations, diagnoses and long-term medical management for various kidney diseases. The Pediatric Nephrology team works closely with the U.S. News ‘24-’25 nationally ranked Pediatric Urology team to deliver care for a range of conditions.

In addition to pediatric dialysis, nephrology care at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health includes the treatment of complex conditions to transplant services provided at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Learn more about our innovations in pediatric nephrology.