Part of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Inpatient Network

Shore Memorial Hospital and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) enjoy a strategic affiliation that brings advanced pediatric services to families in Atlantic and Cape May counties.

The CHOP Inpatient Program at Shore Memorial began in August of 1999 and provides area families with the highly specialized inpatient care that The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is known for around the world, in the convenient and reassuring setting of your local community hospital. Under this agreement, Children's Hospital-affiliated pediatricians offer 24-hour-a-day inpatient pediatric and newborn care at Shore Memorial. These physicians support Shore Memorial's pediatricians and obstetricians in the care of their patients.

"We are proud to be a part of the CHOP Inpatient Network," said Al Gutierrez, Shore Memorial Health System's CEO and president. "Having pediatricians on-site and on duty around the clock, seven days a week is a tremendous complement to our fine physicians already on staff."

"This program is designed with children and families in mind." said Steven Altschuler, MD, physician-in-chief at Children's Hospital. "With the CHOP Inpatient Program at Shore Memorial Hospital, parents find a child-friendly atmosphere that makes a hospital stay less intimidating. Parents can be assured that their child is in a special place where the staff are not only dedicated to helping kids get well but to making the whole family feel better."

"The aim of the program is to provide full in-hospital coverage for problems that may arise, to support practicing pediatricians and obstetricians and to provide assistance for pediatric emergency cases," said Dr. Ira Wertheimer, medical director of the CHOP Inpatient Program at Shore Memorial.

Shore Memorial and Children's Hospital collaborate in pediatric primary and secondary care, managed care, clinical and educational relationships, enabling Shore Memorial to provide area children with the highest level of 24-hour pediatric medical care in the region, including:

• In-patient Pediatric Program with 24-hour pediatrician coverage: Shore Memorial's Pediatric Unit has Children's Hospital physician specialists in pediatrics onsite 24-hours a day, seven days a week, to admit, consult and provide ongoing care to children.
  
  
• Newborn coverage: In-patient pediatricians, trained and experienced in newborn resuscitation and stabilization, are available to support deliveries or act as consultants, as requested by a patient's pediatrician or family physician.
  
  
• Pediatric protocols for Emergency Services: In cooperation with the medical director for Emergency Services at Shore Memorial, Children's Hospital physicians help to develop new protocols for management of common pediatric emergencies. They also are available for evaluation and recommendations regarding equipment, personnel and training.
  
  
• Educational support for Shore Memorial's pediatric nurses: Shore's pediatric and maternity nurses, currently certified in their respective specialties as well as neonatal, pediatric and adult advanced life support, have access to the specialized educational services, programs and resources of the nursing education program at Children's Hospital. A nursing liaison, working with the Shore Memorial pediatric nurse manager, coordinates on-site educational programs as well.
  

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the nation's first hospital for children, is a leader in patient care, education and research. This 373-bed multi-specialty hospital provides comprehensive pediatric service, including home care, to children from before birth through age 19. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia admits more than 16,000 patients, and cares for more than 50,000 emergency and 500,000 outpatients annually. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia operates a pediatric healthcare network that also includes The Joseph Stokes, Jr. Research Institute, eight outpatient specialty care centers, four primary care centers, inpatient units at three community hospitals, a poison control center and 28 KidsFirst physicians practices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

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