Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Laakso

Street address
New Children's Hospital
Stenbäckinkatu 9, Helsinki
Main Entrance, 4th floor

Mailing address
PO Box 347
00029 HUS

Contact information
Ward office: 09 471 72725
Fax: 09 471 74701

Nurse Manager Merja Vainio, merja.vainio@hus.fi
Chief Physician Paula Rautiainen, paula.rautiainen@hus.fi

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit treats children who are critically or severely ill. This ICU is the only pediatric intensive care unit in the Helsinki University Hospital area. Additionally, the ICU provides care for all patients requiring intensive care due to cardiac surgery or organ transplantation as they are nationally centralized to the New Children's Hospital.

The Intensive Care Unit holds 16 patient beds and 2 isolation beds