Peds Intensivists of America (PIA), PLLC
Pediatric Intensivists of America (PIA) is a pediatric critical care physician's group, specializing in Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Hospital Medicine for infants, children, and adolescents.
Our Services
Our physicians provide contracted medical staffing in Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine either in-house, on-call, or via telemedicine.
Our Service Philosophy
PIA espouses a philosophy of specialization that provides for the unique needs of hospitalized or non-hospitalized pediatric patients. This approach recognizes that children are not small adults; they require specialized care.
Medical specialists in pediatric critical care and pediatric hospitalist medicine offer measurable advantages to hospitals in staffing their pediatric services, including:
- Increased parent and patient satisfaction
- Improved patient outcomes
- Enhanced operational efficiency and financial performance
- More cost-effective use of resources
PIA's Pediatric Specialty Services for Hospitals
For those hospitals with a regional mission to provide high-quality, specialized services for children, the core specialties of PIA are fundamental to a sound program. Key benefits include:
Ready availability of hospital-based specialists in pediatric critical care and Hospitalist medicine fosters a sense of security for community-based physicians in their use of a hospital's services for their pediatric patients.
Ready availability of telemedicine-based specialists in Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine and Pediatric Critical care Medicine.
Patient satisfaction throughout hospitalist medicine improves when pediatric patients are managed with dedicated, experienced professional staff.
Overall market position for a hospital is improved through the positive impact of high-quality pediatric critical care and inpatient services for children.
Satisfaction of nursing and other unit staff improves when specialized physician leadership is available in the areas of pediatric critical care and hospitalist medicine. This translates into increased staff performance and retention.
These hospital-based services are valued by third-party payers because of the associated efficiencies in utilization.
A specialized procedural sedation service for children assures compliance with developed Joint Commission accreditation standards.
PIA was established just over 12 years ago by pediatric intensivists to provide physician staffing and management for pediatric intensive care units and pediatric hospitalist services. Over this short period, PIA expanded its services to pediatric hospitalist care and pediatric procedural sedation. Throughout its development, PIA has maintained its unique focus on hospital-associated care of infants, children, and adolescents.