Illness Care

Pediatric Illness Care at Garnet Health

When your child gets sick, you don’t have to navigate it alone. At Garnet Health, we strive to make our hospitals and doctor’s offices a comfortable place to visit for your family. We have cultivated an inviting, healing environment with compassionate care team. Our facilities are conveniently located throughout Orange and Sullivan County, NY, and offer pediatric sick visits, urgent care, a specialized Children’s Emergency Department in Middletown, as well as an inpatient Pediatric Unit – all designed for holistic family care.

Our medical team is dedicated to pediatrics, and care for the entire family, willing to go take every step to ensure your child’s comfort and to provide an exceptional experience for patients and their families. 

Family Medicine 

Child-Friendly Illness Care

Our family medicine team provides care for patients from infancy through adulthood. We focus on a family-centered approach that puts your child’s healthcare needs first. Our illness-care services help kids cope with their sickness and feel comfortable in their new environment through play, preparation, education, distraction and self-expressive activities. 

Illness care includes personalized outpatient checkups for a wide variety of severe and general symptoms, such as:

• Coughing
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Flu
• Nausea
• Pain
• Rash
• Runny Nose
• Sore throat

Pediatric Hospitalist Services for Chronic Illness

Chronically ill children or kids who have sensitive conditions may require hospitalization. This can be a scary and overwhelming. To help children and families navigate hospital stays, Garnet Health pediatric hospitalists, and our patient advocacy programs are here to provide comfort and support. 

Our pediatric hospitalists specialize in caring for hospitalized pediatric patients. They closely monitor progress, and stay in close contact with you, your family and your child’s primary care provider throughout the hospital stay.

Holistic Therapies & Other Treatments

During your child's stay in the Garnet Health pediatric unit, your family will have access to a variety of holistic support. From critical-care medicine to behavioral health, our team will assist and support your family in finding the best care and treatment plan. Our holistic therapies include:

• Aromatherapy service
• Pet therapy
• Reiki therapy
• Virtual reality