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Pediatric Care
It's both a joy and an incredible responsibility to care for your child. Our pediatric care specialists look forward to working with you as a team to provide the highest level of pediatric health care from birth — and beyond. Our family-centered care approach gives you an active role alongside our specialists to deliver the best possible care and outcome for your child.
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Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
Renown Health is the only pediatric cancer and hematology program in northern Nevada. We provide inpatient chemotherapy and outpatient infusion services on-site, as well as consultations and management for non-malignant hematologic conditions. As a member of Children’s Oncology Group, Renown is proud to offer our youngest patients quality care close to home. This membership gives local pediatric cancer patients access to the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood cancer and most leading-edge treatments.
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Child Life Program
Providing emotional support for your children, and you. Child Life Specialists help young patients develop ways to cope with anxiety, fear, and separation that often accompany the hospital experience. They give special consideration to each child's family, culture, and stage of development. Child Life Specialists provide support to children and their families by: Helping children cope with anxiety, fear and separation Making doctors, needles and tests a little less scary Providing art, music and pet therapy Organizing activities Addressing your concerns Telling you what to expect Creating a therapeutic and medical plan Offering a hand to hold Providing tours for families whose children are scheduled for surgery As professionals trained to work with children in medical settings, specialists hold a bachelor's or master's degree in the areas of child life, child development, and special education or recreational therapy. Our Child Life Specialists are also professionally certified and affiliated with the national Child Life Council.