Which emergency room/ urgent care do you use?

[Anonymous]

Infant (10 months old) had croup this week. We spoke to nurse and ended up waiting until the pediatrician's office opened to get treatment. Where should we have gone if he did have more trouble breathing or another issue? Is PM Pediatrics the best option? Children's has been a mess anytime we've gone there. Is Sibley ok? We're in upper NW.

[Anonymous]

My pediatrician says Suburban or Holy Cross. Sibley doesn't do kids.

[Anonymous]

We have always gone to PM Pediatrics.

[Anonymous]

We are in the suburbs, so the ER we use wouldn’t work for you. But we have a PM Pediatrics nearby that has been great with both of my young DDs, and our pediatrician seems to have a good opinion of the quality of care at that particular location.
Of course, these visits have been for evening or weekend care appropriate to that level of treatment. For anything more severe (in our case, once for anaphylaxis due to food allergy and then another time for respiratory distress due to RSV), we go straight to the ER.

[Anonymous]

We are in NW DC and for us, it depends on the injury/illness. For general stuff including broken bones and respiratory things like croup, Suburban. Serious lacerations, Sibley. Burns, definitely Childrens - best burn unit in the area. We have also taken kids to Georgetown when we were closer and had really urgent need for immediate care. They were good.

[Anonymous]

PM Pediatrics, but if it was a real emergency I’d go to Childrens.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been to the ER at Children’s many times. Busy, yes. A “mess” never.

That’s said, Sibley is a good option if you know it’s not a true emergency.

[Anonymous]

So sounds like Sibley does take infants/ children?

I didn't think of Georgetown. That's an easier drive for us than Children's.

We went to Children's when LO was just born for bloodwork and I was frightened by the line at the ER. But sounds like it's not necessarily a place to avoided in all cases.

[Anonymous]

PM pediatrics. They were amazing and since the eye only do kids, they had specialist equipment and staff - even the front desk intake staff were great.

Hands down.

[Anonymous]

Frequent flyer here with a croupy kid - once you are checked in, breathing issues skip you ahead of all the people waiting. We’ve always gone to children’s and have taken an ambulance ride there once for very bad croup (as advised by doctor). But it’s the closest to us.

[Anonymous]

Holy Cross

[Anonymous]

PM Pediatrics for most things that can’t wait for an appointment, ER for severe injuries, breathing difficulty, or like extreme abdominal pain or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So sounds like Sibley does take infants/ children?

I didn't think of Georgetown. That's an easier drive for us than Children's.

We went to Children's when LO was just born for bloodwork and I was frightened by the line at the ER. But sounds like it's not necessarily a place to avoided in all cases.

They triage the line. It’s not like you’d bleed out standing there behind someone with a broken finger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So sounds like Sibley does take infants/ children?

I didn't think of Georgetown. That's an easier drive for us than Children's.

We went to Children's when LO was just born for bloodwork and I was frightened by the line at the ER. But sounds like it's not necessarily a place to avoided in all cases.

They triage the line. It’s not like you’d bleed out standing there behind someone with a broken finger.

They didn’t when I was there. I stood in line to check in for 20-30 minutes with an asthmatic kid (after having been sent there from PM Pediatrics) and not once did anyone ask the reason for our visit. I suppose they rely on parents screaming bloody murder if it’s a priority emergency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So sounds like Sibley does take infants/ children?

I didn't think of Georgetown. That's an easier drive for us than Children's.

We went to Children's when LO was just born for bloodwork and I was frightened by the line at the ER. But sounds like it's not necessarily a place to avoided in all cases.

They triage the line. It’s not like you’d bleed out standing there behind someone with a broken finger.

We have to go to Childrens often for a medical condition and have to check in near the ER. our nurse told us the ER there is often used by the local neighbors as a doctor for things not ER worthy, which is why the triage line is always so long. Id take my child elsewhere if I had the time/it wasn’t the closest.