About Our Emergency Room

If your child is experiencing severe symptoms, including:

  • Having a hard time breathing
  • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
  • Feeling confused or forgetful
  • Not able to stay awake
  • Bluish lips or face 

Call 911 or visit a pediatric emergency room immediately!

Complete with advanced technology, the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital Miramar helps ease a child's fears often associated with a trip to the ER. Its lighthearted atmosphere filled with electric trains, a water-filled bubbling window, TVs, games and color murals helps distract kids from the serious work of the pediatric emergency physicians and registered nurses who work around-the-clock, every day of the year.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital Miramar is Florida’s first emergency department to earn the Certified Autism Center™ (CAC) designation through The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). Our physicians, nurses, and patient-facing department staff have completed training and certification to better understand the autism spectrum and strategies for communication, patient interaction, and safety. The emergency department also offers a low sensory room and private exam rooms for patients who have autism or other sensory sensitivities.

Pediatric Emergency Guidelines
  • Staffed 24 hours a day with dedicated physicians, nurses and support staff, specially trained in pediatric emergency medicine
  • Equipment along with our staff can handle a wide variety of emergencies
  • Separate emergency entrance, triage, waiting and treatment rooms
  • Severity of the illness or injury determines the order children are seen
  • Your child will be seen by a registered nurse at the check-in (triage) desk
Waiting Room
  • Please do not give your child anything to eat or drink until seen by a doctor
  • During busy times there may be a wait
  • Children with immediate needs are always seen first
Registration
  • Once evaluated a patient representative will register your child as a patient
Procedures & Tests
  • All procedures will be explained to the child and parent or guardian
  • Some procedures may be performed in a special treatment room
  • It is possible that you may not be able to be present for all procedures
  • After any x-ray and/or lab work you will need to wait for the results
Discharge
  • Instructions and follow up care will be discussed with your child and parent/ guardian upon discharge
Can Children Be Treated in the Absence of Parents?
  • Except in emergency circumstances consent from a parent is needed for treatment, if child is under 18 years old
  • If you are planning a trip and will be away from your child, leave a notarized consent/power of attorney for treatment of your child
  • Our Community Relations Department offers power of attorney and Child ID Services. For additional information please call (954) 276-5985.

Hours and Directions

Memorial Hospital Miramar

Facility is open 24 hours

Main: 954-538-5000 Appointments: 954-276-5500
Memorial Outpatient Pharmacy - Miramar
Sunday Closed
Monday 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Tuesday 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Wednesday 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Thursday 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Friday 9:00AM - 7:00PM
Saturday Closed

Sunday

Closed

Monday

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Tuesday

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Wednesday

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Thursday

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Friday

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Saturday

Closed

Main: 954-538-5550 Prescriptions: 954-276-MEDS (6337) Fax: 954-276-0294
Laboratory

Important Note: We have moved to the new Medical Office Building 2 located at 1971 SW 172 Ave.

Memorial Outpatient Rehabilitation - Memorial Hospital Miramar
Sunday Closed
Monday 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday Closed

Sunday

Closed

Monday

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Tuesday

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Wednesday

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Thursday

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Friday

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Saturday

Closed

Main: 954-538-4760
JDCH MHM ED team

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital Miramar Becomes Florida's First Autism Certified Emergency Department

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital Miramar has just been awarded the accolade of becoming Florida’s first emergency department to earn the Certified Autism Center™ (CAC) designation through The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES).

Our Services

Pediatric Medical Services

Emergency Care

We have three emergency rooms in South Broward County, inlcuding the only pediatric trauma center at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

Emergency Care
Wasie Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nurses caring for Lily, who was born prematurely

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Juliet Rose and Emma music therapy session

Visiting Information

Answers to your questions about visiting pediatric patients at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.