Pediatric Cardiac Care Center
The PCCC 
- Provides cardiac surgery support for the Upstate New York region across all of Western and Central New York.
- Specializes in treating patients undergoing cardiac surgery and/or interventional (cardiac catheterization and/or electrophysiology) procedures.
- Has an active extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program to manage infants and children with heart disease and neonates with respiratory failure.
- Is a 16 bed unit located on 6 South in Golisano Children’s Hospital.
Meet Our PCCC Team
Every Member of the Team Makes a Difference
Our compassionate team of doctors, nurses and trained medical staff in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Center (PCCC) truly make a difference when a child in your family faces the need for critical care. The pediatric intensivists are board-certified/board-eligible in pediatrics and critical care and have expertise in managing life-threatening conditions. The nurses have additional training and certification in pediatric critical care. Together the care team members provide the most advanced and complete care for every young patient.
The highest level of care is provided by pediatric cardiac intensivists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric congenital heart surgeons, specially trained nurses and advanced practice providers. The majority of our nurses have achieved pediatric critical care accreditation by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Who Does What on Your child's Healthcare Team.