UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

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The UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Emergency Department treats infants, children and adolescents with serious illnesses or injuries. As part of Oakland's only children's hospital, we provide the highest-quality emergency care in a remarkable facility designed just for kids.  The Oakland ED is certified as a level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons and is the only state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. This distinction marks us as a center of excellence in all areas of pediatric care, from emergency care and intensive care through rehabilitation services.  We are open 24 hours a day, every day. 

We offer: 

  • Doctors and nurses trained in pediatric emergency medicine
  • Equipment designed for children and their unique needs
  • Child life specialists to help decrease the anxiety kids experience in the hospital while helping them understand their treatment
  • Access to 150 top-ranked UCSF pediatric specialists and all the services of a world-renowned children's hospital
  • An air ambulance to transport critically-ill patients from surrounding counties to our rooftop helipad
  • An ACGME accredited Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship program