About Levine Children’s Hospital

At Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC, we know nothing is more important than the health of your child. As the largest children’s hospital in the southeast, we provide an unmatched level of expert care in more than 30 areas of pediatric medicine in a child-friendly, child-focused, family-centered atmosphere.

Levine Children’s Hospital
Is the most comprehensive children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington, DC, helping children receive high-quality care close to home and family, no matter what their medical needs
Treats more pediatric patients per day than any other hospital in North Carolina

Features the region’s first 24/7 Children’s Emergency Department, staffed by physicians trained in pediatric emergency medicine

Offers the region’s only pediatric cardiovascular surgery and interventional cardiology program – and the only dedicated pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Features the region’s only ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) heart-lung bypass capabilities for newborns and pediatric patients with 24/7 coverage in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by physicians board-certified in pediatric critical care

Provides the highest level of neonatal care in the region, including cardiac and fetal surgery, with expertise in congenital conditions

Offers the region’s only solid organ pediatric transplant program (heart, kidney, and liver) and the only pediatric blood and marrow transplant program the region

Is the only hospital in the region offering pediatric hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and is the second-largest pediatric dialysis unit in the nation

Actively participates in pediatric medical research that includes clinical trials in areas such as oncology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nephrology and neurodevelopmental pediatrics

Employs more than 30 child life team members, dedicated to providing psychosocial and emotional support for hospitalized children, and helping explain hospital procedures and treatments in age-appropriate ways
Features a playroom on every floor of the hospital, providing children the opportunity for fun, safe and supportive play, in a “safe-zone,” where no medical procedures take place

Provides music and entertainment for patients through Seacrest Studios, an in-house multimedia broadcast center, broadcasting game shows, celebrity interviews and performances, and allowing patients to play DJ and reporter.