The Pediatric Department is one of the largest providers of health care to infants, children, and to adolescents in greater Cleveland. More than 45 full-time faculty supervise residents, medical students, and other health professionals in serving more than 3,000 inpatient admissions and greater than 45,000-50,000 outpatient visits annually.

As a major pediatric center, inpatient services are provided through two general pediatric units totaling 57 beds; a 9-bed Level I Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; two nurseries, totaling 48 bassinets, and a 41-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Ambulatory services are provided at the Women and Children's Pavilion in the Outpatient Plaza with clinics in pediatric acute care, continuity care, adolescent medicine, and pediatric subspecialties.

Residents work side by side with attending physicians, psychologists, fellows, nurse practitioners, social workers, and child life workers in caring for pediatric patients and families. We believe the pediatric education at MetroHealth Medical Center is enhanced by the number of faculty and health care professionals who provide supervision and teaching; and are readily available for one-to-one discussions. The faculty, also assist residents with research projects as most are actively involved in research, both laboratory and clinical.