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Emergency Care for kids Expert emergency care in two convenient locations.
Children's Hospital New Orleans

Emergency Care for Kids just got easier!

24/7 pediatric emergency care

Manning Family Children’s Main Campus Emergency Department features a dedicated exterior entrance and parking, allowing families to easily access the our emergency registration and waiting areas. View a map.

Children’s Hospital ER

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
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Rapid and expert emergency care at Children’s Hospital because we know in the ER, every second counts.

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Your safety is our priority

Manning Family Children's Emergency Department offers comprehensive emergency services with the highest standards of quality care, patient comfort, and safety. Our team of caring and compassionate ER medical professionals treat more than 64,000 emergency patients each year.

We deliver the treatment you need, when you need it. Our ER is open 24 hours a day, every day.

  • Board-Certified ER Physicians
  • 24/7 Access to Labs and Imaging
  • Two convenient locations in Uptown New Orleans and in Metairie.
  • Comprehensive On-Site Specialists

On-Site specialists including surgeons, cardiologists and neurologists, among many others

Emergency Care just for Kids

Our dedicated pediatric emergency departments are here to provide a complete range of emergency services to care for children from birth through age 21.

Both locations are staffed with Manning Family Children’s pediatric Emergency Care physicians, nurse practitioners, and pediatric nurses all working together to provide comprehensive patient and family-centered care for a wide variety of illness and injuries.

Manning Family Children's has the largest pediatric emergency department in Louisiana, with 46 beds and seeing more than 50,000 patients per year at our Main Campus location. The emergency department features fast track and rapid assessment rooms, as well as dedicated trauma bays and a private behavioral health pod.

This facility has

  • access to over 40 pediatric specialties, including emergency pediatric dental care
  • the ability to transport patients from other facilities by fixed wing aircraft, helicopter, or ambulance

East bank families can receive expert pediatric emergency care at Manning Family Children's 24/7 Emergency Room in Metairie. The 11-bed ER is located at 4545 Veterans Blvd., and offers access to specialized emergency care for kids, in addition to scheduled imaging tests. Click here to learn more about our Metairie location.

West bank families can also receive emergency care for kids at the Emergency Department at West Jefferson Medical Center. Pediatric patients are cared for by the hospital’s board-certified emergency medicine physicians, who are trained to treat both children and adults. West Jefferson Medical Center providers follow clinical protocols guided by Manning Family Children’s, ensuring every child receives safe, high-quality, and compassionate emergency care. Manning Family Children’s remains the region’s quaternary pediatric emergency provider. If a child requires higher-level or specialized pediatric care, they will be transferred to Children's Main Campus ED for continued, specialized treatment.