Marin General Hospital pediatricians provide round the clock coverage for newborns and children. The Pediatric Hospitalist Program ensures all newborn babies delivered at MGH can be evaluated immediately after birth and a pediatric medical team is available if a newborn develops a serious medical emergency. MGH's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the only one in Marin County, is fully equipped for the specialized care of infants needing extra medical attention, such as premature or multiple births.

For a woman experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, the Pediatric Hospitalists are also on hand to consult and work with obstetricians.

All of the Pediatric Hospitalist physicians care for children with a variety of conditions and have special skills in hospital-based pediatric care. These physicians are all board certified in pediatric medicine and consult with emergency staff, surgeons and primary care physicians to provide the most comprehensive care possible. They do not replace a family's usual pediatrician or family practice physician. The pediatricians also provide services for children in the hospital's Emergency Department. They work closely with the family's regular physician , keeping them abreast of the child's emergency. The regular physician continues to provide hospital care as well as seeing the child in their private medical office. Our full pediatric team includes registered nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, dieticians, chaplains and volunteers.

Marin General Pediatrics is a 14 bed unit located in the Central Wing, It is staffed by registered nurses specially trained in the care of infants, children and adolescents. The focus is family centered care and parental involvement is encouraged. Rooms include sleep accommodations and meals for the comfort of the accompanying parent or guardian. A playroom is available for our hospitalized pediatric patients and, as part of the Marin General Humanities program, visiting Service Dogs come to Pediatrics for the enjoyment and comfort of our patients when appropriate. The department also provides care for medically stable mothers of breastfeeding infants who are less than six months old, preventing the separation of mother and baby during mom’s hospitalization.