Due to the impacts from the wind storm, power outages and wild fires, Specialty Care Centers operated by Children's Hospital Los Angeles in Encino (5363 Balboa Blvd.) and Santa Monica (1419 19th St.) are closed Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Due to poor air quality, our Arcadia Urgent Care will now be CLOSED at 10 PM tonight, January 9, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience. If in need of any care for your child, the CHLA's Emergency Department at 4650 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, is open.
Emergency Department
Space in our Emergency Department (ED) is limited due to a high demand for services. Please seek treatment in our ED only for serious illnesses and injuries.
- For minor symptoms, call your primary care provider.
- Use our Symptom Checker to get health care support 24/7.
- Please do not visit our Emergency Department for COVID-19 testing. Click here to find COVID testing sites.
The Division of Emergency and Transport provides 24-hour attending coverage in the Emergency Department. Care is provided by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Attending Staff
Our attending staff is a young, energetic group of physicians dedicated to the teaching and supervision of:
- Medical students
- Residents
- Pediatric emergency medicine fellows
All attendings are board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Allied Health Professionals
Clinical services are aided by the presence of full-time social workers and interpreters. Pediatric residents from our hospital, as well as from five other pediatric, emergency medicine and family practice residency programs, rotate through the Department each year.