1. IMPORTANT FACTS
IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR:
(9/2011-8/2012)
• urie Children’s cared for more
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A s of J a N U A R Y 2 0 1 3 children than any other pediatric
hospital or system in Illinois.
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pediatric specialists than the next
Ann Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior largest pediatric health system
pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in Chicago.
in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. • e served children from 49 states and
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34 countries.
We are the largest pediatric provider in the region, with over • he media mentioned Lurie Children’s
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600,000 patient visits, including 580,329 outpatient visits, 21,183 10,145 times in stories about our new
hospital, health education and trends,
surgeries and 13,013 inpatient admissions in fiscal year (FY) 2012. Our research and more.
medical staff includes 1,245 physicians in 70 pediatric specialties.
LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROVIDER
An extraordinary place for healing and family-centered care, the IN ILLINOIS BY VOLUME
hospital’s evidence-based design and advanced technology allows us to • Annual patient visits: 602,584
provide unmatched care to the region’s most critically ill children. • Inpatient admissions: 13,013
• Outpatient visits: 580,329
Formerly Children’s Memorial Hospital, the move to our new facility in • Surgical procedures: 21,183
• Emergency dept. visits: 98,733
June 2012 was a major milestone in the institution’s 130-year history. • Unique patients served: 149,468
ALL SERVICES RANKED #1
IN PEDIATRIC VOLUME IN ILLINOIS
IN CALENDAR YEAR 2012
About • Asthma
Lurie Children’s • Allergy/Immunology
• Cardiology
• Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Patient Safety • Dentistry
Lurie Children’s was recognized as a “Top Hospital” for patient safety • Dermatology
by The Leapfrog Group, a national consortium of healthcare payers that • Endocrinology
promotes “leaps” in patient safety. This designation is considered one of the • Gastroenterology
most competitive awards in the country, offering the most complete picture of a • General Medicine
hospital’s quality and safety. • General Surgery
• Genetics
Cutting-Edge Research • Hematology/Oncology
The research arm of Lurie Children’s – Ann Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Research • Infectious Disease
Center – is devoted to the understanding, prevention and investigation of pediatric illnesses and • Kidney Diseases (Nephrology)
injuries. It has been designated a Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine research center • Neonatology
for its central role in the university’s integrated research program. • Neurology
• Neurosurgery
Established in 1986, our pediatric research center has over 200 investigators, 500 staff members and • Ophthalmology
100 trainees who contribute to six growing programs in basic research and translational medicine • Orthopaedic Surgery
at the research facility. We also have interdisciplinary centers of excellence that target specific child • Otolaryngology (ENT)
health issues and complement our core programs. • Plastic Surgery
• Pulmonary Medicine
A history of excellence • Rheumatology
• Transplantation
Children’s opened in 1882 • Urology
as the first and only pediatric 1945 • Willis J. Potts, MD, develops the Potts
hospital in Illinois, beginning vascular clamp, which has fine, interlocking
our tradition of excellence teeth that penetrate the wall of a blood
vessel without crushing and without slipping.
through clinical innovation.
1940 • aul Holinger, MD, designs a pediatric sterling silver
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tracheotomy tube that’s placed in the opening of the
neck to provide an airway when breathing is obstructed
and used for removing secretions from the lung.

2. Nationally recognized care
Lurie Children’s ranks in the top 10 children’s hospitals nationally and qualified for the
Honor Roll in the 2012-13 U.S.News World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
The Honor Roll designation is awarded to hospitals that scored in the top 10 percent in
at least three specialties. Lurie Children’s ranked in the top 10 percent for
Urology (#6), Nephrology (#7) and Gastroenterology (#8).
By the numbers:
• 178 centers completed 1,025 questions in the 95-page survey
• 80 different hospitals ranked in the top 50 in at least one specialty
• Of the 80 ranked hospitals, only 12 were named to the Honor Roll
• Lurie Children’s ranked ninth among the top 12 hospitals on the Honor Roll
Urology, #6 in the nation
• Ranked in the top 10 nationally and the only pediatric urology program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
• One of the best in patient outcomes in the nation for success in preventing surgical complications and reducing urinary tract infections.
• Treats more than 18,000 children every year for both common and complex conditions.
• A team of seven fellowship-trained pediatric urologists treats the entire spectrum of pediatric urologic diseases and uses the
latest techniques in minimally invasive surgery, including DaVinci® robotic technology.
Nephrology (Kidney Diseases), #7 in the nation
• Ranked in the top 10 nationally and the only pediatric nephrology program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
• Performed nearly 600 kidney transplants, including 290 living donor transplants, since the program began in 1964.
• Eighth highest number of pediatric kidney transplants in the United States since 1988.
• A center for innovative care and research in ultra-orphan kidney diseases and kidney stones, as well as precursors of chronic
kidney disease including high blood pressure and obesity.
Gastroenterology, #8 in the nation
• anked in the top 10 nationally and top pediatric gastroenterology program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
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• ne of the best in patient outcomes in the nation for survival after liver transplant and success in reducing ICU infections.
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• Only pediatric capsule endoscopy program in Illinois.
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Only full service pediatric motility program in Illinois with procedures for esophageal, stomach, small intestine and colon disorders.
• Regional referral center for acute liver failure and biliary atresia with expertise in transplants in children less than one year old.
Orthopaedics, #10 in the nation
• Ranked in the top 10 nationally and the only pediatric orthopaedic program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
• ne of the best in patient outcomes in the nation for preventing surgical complications.
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• Over 30,000 outpatient visits in FY12, caring for more than 15,000 children on average.
• Only pediatric bone health program in Illinois.
• Over 40 active research studies including KIPP® (Knee Injury Prevention Program), PROOF (Pain Management in Children
Undergoing Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Repair) and PPSS (Prospective Pediatric Scoliosis Study), and
PPKS (Prospective Pediatric Kyphosis Study).
1955 • homas G. Baffes, MD, makes a contribution to the great arterial switch
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operation, which resolves the abnormal congenital heart defect, called
transposition of the great arteries. Patients with this defect have the 1972 • ihran Tachdjian, MD, former Head of the Division of
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opposite of normal anatomy: their aorta raises from the right ventricle Orthopaedic Surgery, publishes Pediatric Orthopaedics,
and the pulmonary artery raises from the left ventricle. an unprecedented 1700-page comprehensive, all-inclusive
review and background of pediatric orthopaedics.

3. Cancer, #10 in the nation
• Ranked in the top 10 nationally and the only pediatric cancer program in Illinois in the U.S.News
World Report rankings.
• Largest pediatric thalassemia program and most comprehensive pediatric sickle cell program in the area.
• Nation’s first freestanding pediatric stem cell program to earn accreditation from the Foundation for
the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.
• One of the country’s largest stem cell transplant programs, with more than 1,000 transplants
since 1992. Also pioneered the use of reduced intensity and reduced toxicity transplants,
and peripheral blood stem cells.
Neurology Neurosurgery, #13 in the nation
• Only pediatric neurology/neurosurgery program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
• One of the most comprehensive pediatric epilepsy centers in the region, including
treatment of Dravet syndrome and Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
• First children’s hospital in Illinois, and among the first in the country, to acquire the NICO
Myriad™, a minimally invasive device that makes brain and spine tumor removal faster and easier.
• With the CDH Proton Center, A ProCure Center, patients with pediatric brain tumors are offered
access to proton therapy, an advanced therapy to target radiation to tumors.
• The most comprehensive pediatric neuromuscular disorders program in Illinois, in partnership
with the Muscular Dystrophy Association; the program participates in 12 clinical research trials.
Neonatology, #15 in the nation
• Top pediatric neonatology program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
• The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has cared for more than twice the number of children U.S.News World Report
with life-threatening conditions than any other hospital in Illinois.
• Direct access to Prentice Women’s Hospital, the largest obstetrical program in Illinois.
• A regional referral center for infants with short bowel syndrome and pulmonary hypertension.
Lurie Children’s is the
only pediatric hospital
Pulmonology, #15 in the nation in Illinois to be ranked
• Top pediatric pulmonology program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings. in all 10 specialties
• Largest pediatric cystic fibrosis center in Illinois.
— no other hospital
• A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Network Site dedicated to studying
innovative therapies. scored higher in any
• Only pediatric center in Illinois accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. one specialty area.
Cardiology Heart Surgery, #22 in the nation
All hospitals were judged
• Top pediatric cardiac program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings. on these three categories:
• With 205 transplants, the program has completed more cardiac transplants than any other
pediatric healthcare provider in Illinois. 1. ospital resources
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• Performed over 15,000 echocardiograms and 1,400 fetal echocardiograms (FY12). directly related to
• Nation’s first pediatric hospital to launch a telemedicine program; bedside, real-time echo patient care.
diagnosis and management, helping more than 13,000 children since it began in 1994.
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• One of 11 programs nationally, and one of two in the Midwest, offering an ACGME-approved
1-year Congenital Cardiac Surgery fellowship.
treatment, prevention,
infection prevention,
Diabetes Endocrinology, #31 in the nation patient safety and
• Only pediatric diabetes/endocrinology program in Illinois in the U.S.News World Report rankings.
patient education;
based primarily on
• In partnership with La Rabida Children’s Hospital, our endocrinologists staff Chicago’s only
pediatric diabetes program certified by the American Diabetes Association. a reputational score
• One of the largest diabetes programs in Illinois, caring for more than 1,200 patients with type 1 or
from the annual survey
type 2 diabetes. of board-certified
physicians.
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1984 • arouk S. Idriss, MD, is the first
F rates and functional
physician to use pericardium (the thin
tissue-like membrane surrounding success.
the heart) to relieve airway narrowing
that obstructs the passage of air to 1988 • arouk S. Idriss, MD, and Carl L. Backer, MD, current
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the lungs in a 7-month-old infant Division Head of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, perform
with complete tracheal rings. the first neonatal heart transplant in Illinois on a 16-day-old
infant for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

4. New location,
new opportunities for care
Every aspect of the hospital was designed with kids in mind and would not have been possible without the generous support of more than
250,000 donors. Named for philanthropist Ann Lurie and her late husband, Robert, in recognition of her $100 million gift, the hospital
builds on our legacy of excellence with:
• 88 beds in all private rooms to help control infection, reduce noise, minimize errors and enhance privacy;
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they also create an environment proven to speed healing.
• rooftop heliport for critically ill and injured children provides faster access to the hospital when
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it matters most.
• n-room showers, wireless internet access, on demand in-room food service, shared
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kitchens, dining and respite spaces for families all promote peaceful, family-centered care.
• reative interiors designed in partnership with more than 20 of Chicago’s premier art,
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cultural and civic institutions create healing spaces to distract and calm our patients.
• sustainable facility that is twice the square footage of our old hospital, but energy costs are
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estimated to increase by only 20 percent.
• healing environment throughout the building including the Crown Sky Garden. A part of the
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“Pebble Project” – a group of 50 hospitals committed to studying innovations in hospital designs
and their effect on the healing process.
New Services
Our new location, just steps from our pediatric training center at the Feinberg School, gives us opportunities for new services, better care and
cutting-edge technology. All of the following new programs and services below were made possible by our new facility.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic
The new MDA Clinic complements the Mazza Foundation Neuromuscular Program at
Lurie Children’s by providing additional funding for a multidisciplinary clinic that offers
family-centered care. MDA helps children who are affected by muscular dystrophy,
spinal muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and other neuromuscular
diseases.
mFGR program
The Division of Kidney Diseases, in collaboration with the Infusion Center,
is now offering patients an accurate measurement of glomerular filtration
rate (mGFR) using lohexol clearance. This is a unique test that is proven
to be the safest, most accurate way to measure kidney function. The
plasma disappearance of Iohexol is safe and is not radioactive, unlike most
mGFR tests. Serum levels of Iohexol are easy to measure and therefore
circumvent the need for any urine collections, which has been the downfall of other mGFR methodology in pediatrics. This test may be used
preventatively to lessen kidney disease progression and rule out any kidney complications. It will benefit hundreds of cystic fibrosis, irritable
bowel syndrome and transplant patients, among others.
Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit
The 36-bed Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) occupies the entire 15th floor, where cardiology and cardiovascular surgery patients stay from
admission to discharge. It is one of the few pediatric units of its kind in the nation, providing central expertise, technology and comprehensive
resources to treat a broad range of complex heart conditions from infancy through young adulthood. The CCU has the most advanced
technology available, which will decrease the need for transfers, in a family-focused, healing environment.
1997 • orris Kletzel, MD, MBA, former Head, Division
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of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell
Transplantation, develops an innovative stem
1997 • Riccardo A. Superina, MD, current Head,
cell transplant for children with neuroblastoma. 2001• hildren’s is the first pediatric hospital
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Division of Transplant Surgery, is the first The procedure involves a triple tandem stem in the U.S. approved to use the
surgeon in North America to apply the Rex cell rescue rather than a single transplant and INTRABEAM system to treat children
Shunt technique to children with extra-hepatic has greatly improved the three-year survival with brain tumors. The system delivers
portal vein that carries blood to the liver. The rate from 25 to 75 percent. high doses of precisely controlled
shunt bypasses the blocked portal vein and radiation directly into the cavities of
restores venous blood flow to the liver. resected brain tumors.

5. Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) Program
Facts by Floor
Lurie Children’s launched our Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit is flexibly designed and equipped with
program, providing immediate access to interpreters through video 19 technology that records visual images of children with complex forms
conferencing technology. The VRI system, available 24 hours, seven of epilepsy as they go about normal activities. Electrodes feed key
days a week, lets us offer sign language interpreters, as well as the information to the surgeon and physician about the precise area of the
following spoken languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Polish, brain where seizures occur to provide the most accurate treatment.
Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Together, the 17th and 18th floors house the Center for Cancer and
18 Blood Disorders. The 24-bed hematology/oncology inpatient unit
Voice Program was designed to easily accommodate new technology and is the
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ew to the Division of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) is largest center dedicated to diagnosing and curing childhood and
a multidisciplinary pediatric voice program for voice conditions, adolescent cancers in the region.
including the most common condition, hoarseness. Our doctors
work closely with speech and language pathologists. The program Every room on the 17th floor is a HEPA filtered, positive pressure
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is the only one of its kind in the Chicago metropolitan area and room — pushing the air into the hallway and away from the
offers extensive airway surgery expertise and a wide variety of patient, creating a healthy environment for stem cell transplant
aerodigestive-related services. patients and other immunocompromised patients.
The 36-room CCU combines the technology and
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NICU patients
are being discharged provides highly specialized care for patients with serious
heart conditions.
sooner with less reliance on
medication due to the quiet The 44-bed NICU was designed to
environment — allowing 14 enhance healing for newborns. These
them to sleep soundly patients are being discharged sooner
heal faster. with less medication because of
the quiet environment that
allows them to sleep soundly
and heal faster.
Expanded Clinical Research Unit
The Clinical Research Unit at Lurie Children’s is helping Nine Sleep Rooms offer families
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physicians launch more high-acuity clinical studies that involve
away from home, including a
complicated conditions, riskier procedures and longer visits. private bed, bath and space for
Nearly 40 investigators are already taking advantage of the new personal belongings — keeping
facility to conduct around 65 clinical studies. The unit now sees families comfortable and close
approximately 2,300 study visits a year. to their child.
Connective Tissue Disorders Program (Marfan) The Family Life Center, a
12 staple of our culture and care
The Division of Cardiology teamed up with the Division of Genetics,
for kids, now has everything
Birth Defects and Metabolism to create a multidisciplinary
in one place: separate spaces
program to treat all connective tissue disorders that affect the for infants, teens and parents,
cardiovascular system, including Marfan syndrome. Patients meet as well as a classroom, an art
with a cardiologist, geneticist, genetic counselor and social worker room, a salon and more.
who treat each patient holistically. This program, the largest in
Illinois, is also conducting research in advanced medical imaging, Each of the 21 state-of-the-art
working closely with pediatric radiologists for interpretation of 6 surgical suites is equipped for
magnetic resonance angiograms (MRAs). advanced minimally invasive surgery,
which results in less scarring and a
Cardiology Priority Surgical Opinion shorter recovery time for children.
We now offer multidisciplinary assessment of patients (including A secured bridge to Prentice Women’s
fetal) with diagnosed congenital cardiac disease to families seeking 5 Hospital expedites lifesaving
second opinions regarding treatment options. Our team consists treatments and allows new mothers
of a cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, cardiac interventionist, cardiac to be with their critically ill babies.
intensivist, neonatologist (if age appropriate), child life specialist
and advanced nurse practitioner. The Kenneth Anne Griffin
2 Emergency Care Center increased
from 25 to 45 beds to better respond
to regional demands. It includes
three trauma/procedure rooms, four
nurse triage rooms, two diagnostic
radiology rooms and one dedicated
2003 • adiology, Hematology and Cardiology
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develop a MRI-T2 imaging technology to CT scanner.
measure the degree of iron overload in the
heart and liver to identify patients at risk for
2001 • hildren’s is the first
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pediatric hospital to earn
Magnet status.

6. Where kids come first
Advocacy
The leading causes of adverse health and social outcomes to children and youth stem from environmental,
behavioral, educational and socioeconomic risk factors. We use a public health model that emphasizes
prevention and health promotion in the community and new policies to address these risks. Areas of emphasis
include injury prevention, chronic illness, HIV and school health.
In the past three years, the hospital’s Injury Prevention and Research Center assessed the quality and safety of every playground in Chicago
public parks. In partnership with the Chicago Park District and Friends of the Parks, we are utilizing the results of these assessments to make
improvements where deficiencies were found. The Kohl’s Cares for Kids Safety Network funded the study, which was published in Pediatrics.
We also advocated for the passage of the Emergency Epinephrine Act to increase access to Epinephrine
Auto-Injectors, or EpiPens, in Illinois schools to better protect the rising number of children suffering from
deadly food allergies. We are working with Chicago Public Schools to evaluate the implementation and
impact of this legislation.
Community Benefit
Despite severe government funding challenges, Lurie Children’s has remained steadfast
in its commitment to partner with the government and others to improve the health
and well-being of children locally, nationally and globally. In FY 2012 we invested
approximately $118 million in community benefit programs.
Medicaid is the single largest insurer of children in our country, and one in three
children in Chicago rely upon the service. Lurie Children’s treats more children
insured by Medicaid than any other hospital in Illinois. Because more than 50
percent of our inpatients are insured by Medicaid, Lurie Children’s was one of 19
hospitals in Illinois deemed a “safety net hospital” by the state in 2012.
Serving Our Communities
Our commitment to care for children extends beyond the walls of the hospital. Our Child Health Data Lab analyzes the causes of illness
and injury, and we use this data in partnership with government and community leaders to create community-based interventions.
Examples include the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC), which has become a national model for addressing the
obesity epidemic, and Strengthening Chicago’s Youth (SCY), a powerful consortium to combat violence in our city.
Patient Satisfaction
In FY 2012, Lurie Children’s collected information on the patient experience and how we can continue to improve and offer every patient and family
a positive experience.
• 85.2% of our inpatient respondents said they would definitely recommend our hospital.
• 94% of respondents said the likelihood of recommending the Emergency department was
very good/good.
• 5% of our outpatient services respondents said the likelihood of recommending our facility
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was very good/good.
• 96.7% of our outpatient surgery respondents said the likelihood of recommending our
outpatient center was very good/good.
A new organizational structure was created to better integrate patient safety, quality and
experience. With our new structure for clinical excellence, this department will work to hardwire
the value of continuous improvement into the entire organization.
2006 • Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD, identifies 12 genes
that are impacted by seizures and affected by
environmental enrichment. Koh demonstrates
the ways in which social isolation contributes to 2006 • ruce W. Lingdren, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Urological
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the cognitive and psychological consequences Surgery, performs the first pediatric urological surgery in the Chicago
of epilepsy, and how an enriched environment area with the Da Vinci® robot-assisted surgical system. The Da Vinci®
actually reverses the damaging effects of system translates the surgeon’s hand movements to three interactive
seizures in young children. robotic arms and can move in a tiny surgical area with more precision
and greater range of motion than the human wrist.

7. Family Services Ronald Mcdonald House
SLEEP ROOMS
Our trained professionals offer multiple creative and educational programs,
activities and resources, helping hospitalized children and their families
emotionally, socially and developmentally. A majority of Family Services Just weeks after the hospital moved, the
programs – and all of our Children’s Services programs– are funded newest Ronald McDonald House opened
through philanthropic support. its doors only blocks away. The Ronald
An interdisciplinary team of McDonald House® near Lurie Children’s,
social workers, chaplains, child social volunteers currently the largest in the nation, prioritizes
activity
life specialists and creative arts coordinators workers its 66 rooms to families of Lurie Children’s
therapists follow inpatients from patients. Although significant in size, its unique
diagnosis through discharge.
Social workers and chaplains are design is meant to nurture and care for families
available 24 hours, seven days who need it while maintaining a home-
a week. Activity coordinators,
child life
specialists
patient like feel. Since opening its doors in June,
interpreters, teachers and chaplains
family the House has not turned away a Lurie
volunteers help patients and Children’s family.
families with respite, distraction,
and other needs related to their
hospital stay. Together with the clinical team In addition to the House, Ronald
patient’s medical team, our family teachers McDonald House Charities® of
services team addresses the needs creative arts Chicagoland NW Indiana also
of the whole family for the best therapists interpreters
operates nine Sleep Rooms inside the
possible patient experience.
hospital for families of the most medically
fragile patients. The rooms offer families
At the heart of our approach to family-centered care are people, programs private spaces with a bed and bath.
and places. Here are just a few of our unique programs:
Of the 209 families who checked into the Sleep
Skylight TV Rooms in 2012, 45 of them (approximately
One of the first of its kind in the country, Skylight TV is the hospital’s 20%) transferred to the House for longer term
closed-circuit, interactive television station available in patient rooms. Skylight stays. The majority of the patient families were
TV produces four live shows every week and plays videos throughout the day, from the NICU and CCU.
giving patients another outlet for relaxation and distraction.
Interpretation Services From June to December 2012, the House had:
Over 16 percent of our patients indicate a language other than English as • An occupancy rate of 82.2% per night
their primary language. Our team provides immediate access to interpreters • Checked in 924 families
through a combination of in-person, video or telephonic interpretation. • Over 10,067 family nights
• An average length of stay of 11.8 nights
We can interpret most languages, with close to 200 languages available from • atients from over 26 services from the hospital
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any hospital phone. Our network of external language service providers have
been able to successfully provide interpreters in even the rarest languages.
Interpretation services has dedicated interpreters for critical care, pre and post
procedural services, pediatric surgery and the emergency department. We
provide materials in Spanish, including consents, discharge instructions, health
education, web tools and more.
Volunteers
Last year, Volunteers serve in a variety of roles throughout the
more than 1,200 hospital. They are trained and supervised by hospital
volunteers gave 62,000 staff, and are an integral part of the family-centered
hours of their time for care that makes Lurie Children’s a place where kids
The rooftop healing retreat
play activities, respite come first. Last year, more than 1,200 individuals and playroom are just a few of
to parents and other provided over 62,000 hours of play activities, rest the spaces within the House
services. for parents, hospitality and other services to our that provide an opportunity for
families to gather and interact
patients and families. with each other for support.
2008 • Craig B. Langman, MD, current Head of
the Division of Kidney Diseases, is the
first in the U.S. and among the first in 2010 • esearch led by Earl Cheng, MD, and Arun Sharma, PhD,
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the world to treat a child suffering from develops a medical model for regenerating bladders using 2012 • ur name has
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osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with an oral stem cells harvested from a patient’s own bone marrow — changed, but our
medication called alendronate, usually another step toward new organ replacement therapies. tradition of excellence
used to treat osteoperosis in adults. through clinical
innovation continues.

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(Lurie Children’s neonatologists, intensivists
or hospitalists provide on site care.)
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