Children’s Minnesota ER, whatever the emergency, we treat it with urgency.
With roughly 85,000 visits to our emergency rooms each year, the team at Children’s Minnesota cares for more pediatric emergency and trauma patients than any other health care system in our region.
Our two hospitals are devoted to kids. Everything is built for them. That includes our emergency rooms. Throughout our two hospitals, we have the pediatric specialists, technology and facilities to provide the best care and outcomes for emergency patients. Plus, our emergency departments are backed by our comprehensive pediatric system of hospitals and clinics — ensuring when children leave our emergency departments, they’ll be able to continue the healing and rehabilitation process.
Children’s Minnesota ED locations
We have two emergency departments designed especially for infants, children and young adults:
- Minneapolis: The UnitedHealthcare® Pediatric Emergency Department
- St. Paul: Peter J. King Pediatric Emergency Department
Symptom Checker
Does your child need to visit the ER or can their symptoms be treated at home? Find out now with the Symptom Checker, available 24/7.
Why should I choose Children’s Minnesota?
Three reasons to choose Children’s Minnesota for emergency care needs:
Kids do better in ERs built for them. Studies prove that outcomes for kids are better when they receive care in pediatric hospitals. By coming to Children’s Minnesota for your child’s emergency care, you are receiving the most specialized, modern care from an experienced team of pediatric experts — all trained specifically to meet the unique needs of kids.
You’ll have the highest level of care. Our Minneapolis ER is home to our Level I pediatric trauma center, which means we offer the highest level of care with the most resources for critically injured children. We’re also the only Level I trauma center in the region that’s part of a hospital dedicated only to kids. That matters deeply, as research shows that pediatric trauma patients have better outcomes when treated at a children’s hospital.
Our team has the most experts — all devoted to kids. Our team is the largest and most experienced in treating childhood injuries and acute illness in the region. Children’s Minnesota emergency departments offer 24-hour access to more than 70 board-eligible or board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians and nurse practitioners. In addition, we have more than 100 nurses, technicians and other medical staff all specially trained in pediatrics.
