Cedar Park Regional Medical Center announced Nov. 6 that it will close its eight-bed pediatric inpatient unit operated by Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, effective Nov. 8.
The Dell Children's unit at CPRMC opened on the third floor April 1 to treat children with diagnoses such as asthma, croup and pneumonia. In June, Dr. Meena Iyer, Dell Children's pediatric medical director, said a staff of 30 pediatricians were rotating day and evening shifts at both Dell Children's Medical Center Central Texas in Austin and CPRMC.
The neonatal intensive care unit at CPRMC staffed by Dell Children's nurses will remain open.
"Consumers and physicians alike see benefits in minimizing the time children are confined to hospital, and we've observed a shortage of providers who treat children before, after and instead of a hospital stay," Dell Children's Medical Center President Dr. Mark Shen said in a statement.
