Evans Army Community Hospital providers spend most of their time caring for adults, but many Fort Carson families have children who live on base, and when one needs immediate medical attention, it’s important that they can get it at the nearest care facility.

“What we don’t want to see is people putting their loved ones in jeopardy by driving them in the back seat of a car all the way to the north part of town,” said Dennis Pitts, clinical manager for Children’s Hospital Colorado PICU.

That’s why professionals from the pediatric intensive care unit at Children's Colorado hold quarterly training sessions with Evans hospital staffers, officials said. The training sessions are simulation-based, with Evans providers working on child “patients” who are seriously injured or ill.

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