Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC)

Caring For and Nurturing Young Minds 

The Golisano Children's Hospital Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center (PPEC) is a friendly and nurturing place for children who require skilled nursing care. PPEC provides an array of services for children with special medical needs including day health care, developmental planning and interventions, therapies and rehabilitation, case management, and parental support and education.

Children who take advantage of our unique program receive the benefits of socialization and peer stimulation while receiving tender loving care when they are not at home. 

PPEC is staffed with skilled nurses and CNA's trained to identify and treat acute illnesses or chronic conditions to avert possible hospitalization and interruption in the child’s treatment program. Our staff works directly with pediatricians, therapists, social workers, developmental specialists, teachers, pediatric subspecialists and dieticians to provide comprehensive medical care.

Typically Conditions of Children Attending Lee Health Golisano's PPEC

Children can attend until the age of 21, however the program aims to make each child stable enough to transition into other community programs such as typical daycares and public schools. We feel educating parents on community resources and future care for their children is just as important. The most common conditions the children at Golisano PPEC have include 

• Gastrostomy Tubes (G-Tubes)
• Oxygen
• Apnea Monitors
• Central Lines
• Tracheostomy (Trach) tubes
• Failure to Thrive
• Ostomies
• Pulse Oximeters
• Seizures
• Pre/Post Surgical Problems