Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

A Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (commonly referred to the PICU) is an Intensive Care Unit specialising in the care of critically ill infants, children and teenagers. Typically, PICU's are directed by paediatric critical care physicians and staffed by doctors, nurses and other medical personnel specifically trained and experienced in paediatric intensive care.

Seattle Grace Hospital houses a PICU; however, due to the merger with Mercy West Medical Center, and then subsequent name change, the PICU is now part of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Notes and Trivia

 * Due to bowel and liver failure, Jackson Prescott was admitted to the PICU by Chief of Paediatric Surgery Dr. Arizona Robbins and surgical resident Dr. Miranda Bailey to await an intestinal and liver transplantation. When the initial transplant suffered complications, Jackson remained in the PICU as his body went into sepsis. Just before his life-sustaining care ended, Dr. Richard Webber was able to procure new organs for Jackson's transplant surgery and ultimately saved his life.