Patient Care at St. Jude

Your Child's Care


Outpatient Care at St. Jude

Most children at St. Jude are treated as outpatients. This means they do not spend the night at the hospital. They only have to be at the hospital for tests, check-ups, and treatments. This practice reflects the St. Jude approach to patient care. We strive to provide the best treatments and care to our patients. We want them to spend as much time as possible just being kids and teens, not confined to hospital rooms.

The terms “outpatient,” “clinic,” “ACU,” and “Ambulatory Care Unit” all refer to the clinic areas on the first floor of the Patient Care Center and in the Translational Trials Unit. Most of your child’s visits to St. Jude will be for outpatient care in one of these areas.

Inpatient Care at St. Jude

If the doctor decides your child needs to stay in the hospital or needs surgery, your child will be admitted to one of the hospital’s Inpatient units. The second floor of the Patient Care Center houses the Solid Tumor and Leukemia/Lymphoma units. The third floor houses the Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Services. The second  floor of the Chili’s Care Center houses the Stem Cell Transplant unit. Each floor has isolation rooms for patients who have or might have an illness that could be spread to other patients.

Every St. Jude inpatient room has an attached parent room containing a window for viewing the patient room and some have a connecting door between the parent room and the patient room. The parent room allows you to rest while still keeping an eye on your child.

See Related Topics to Tour Patient Areas to get an idea of what to expect if your child is admitted as an inpatient.

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