Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center
1800 Orleans Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21287
410-614-6365
Services
The Pediatric Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) supports a unique aspect of clinical research in a space specifically designed for the needs of children and their families. The unit provides both inpatient and outpatient pediatric care. The PCRU includes a 7-bed inpatient unit, an 8-room outpatient clinic, a multi-purpose procedure room, pediatric phlebotomy laboratory, spirometry, metabolic formula room, and pediatric sleep lab. Our waiting area has toys and books. Additional aspects of the PCRU are a processing room with a refrigerated centrifuge, a -80C freezer, and a refrigerator for medications. The PCRU is staffed by a phlebotomist with over 18 years’ experience in drawing blood and placing IVs in children and a Certified Pediatric Nurse. The PCRU prides themselves in making the space both calming and fun for even the smallest research participants.
