Children’s Services

Right care, right place, right time.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare and MUSC Children’s Health are partnering to open a new 10,000-square-foot, 16-bed Children’s Unit at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in West Ashley.

The new unit will provide family-centered, compassionate care, featuring 16 private rooms, a 1,000-square-foot playroom and specialized staff, including MUSC Children's Health pediatric hospitalists, Roper St. Francis Healthcare pediatric-trained nurses, pharmacists, child life experts and access to MUSC pediatric specialists via telehealth or in person, with seamless transfers when needed.

From emergency to extended care

We are committed to being the best place to receive and deliver care for all patients in this community, down to our youngest members. The Roper St. Francis Healthcare and MUSC Children’s Health Children’s Unit provides in-house care after emergencies, reducing the need for transfers and providing continuous care that keeps children and their parents together.

This is a true collaboration — with MUSC pediatric specialists, Roper St. Francis Healthcare nurses and aligned pharmacy/IT systems working side by side. Families can have confidence they’ll receive the same quality of care as MUSC Children’s Health.

The Children’s Unit will feature:

• 16 private, child-friendly rooms designed for family-centered healing
• An onsite 24/7 pediatric specialist
• A 1,000-square-foot playroom to support recovery and well-being  
• Emergency, medical-surgical and inpatient services 
• A dedicated laboratory
• A pediatric clinical pharmacist 
• A child life specialist to help patients and families cope with medical experiences 
• Nurses certified in PALS (pediatric advanced life support) and Rapid Response
• Telehealth options available

The Children’s Unit will treat a range of common diagnoses in children, such as:

• Asthma flare-ups. 
• Mild pneumonia. 
• Croup (barking cough). 
• Bronchiolitis in babies over 3 months. 
• Jaundice in newborns. 
• Stomach illness with dehydration. 
• Skin infection. 
• Fever-related seizures. 
• Fever without clear causes. 
• Kidney or bladder infections. 
• Mild pancreatitis (inflammation). 
• Ear, nose and throat surgeries.