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Academic Pediatrics Services
General
pediatricians at Loyola University Health System (Loyola)
provide consultation and health-care services for children
from birth through adolescence. They provide comprehensive
care for acutely and chronically ill children in inpatient
and outpatient settings. Care for children with special
health-care needs also is coordinated through this division.
Other services include routine well-child examinations;
school, sports and camp physicals; developmental assessments
of infants and preschool-age children; anticipatory
guidance for parents and children; and counseling.
Specialty
Services
Child
Advocacy
Pediatric physicians are available to do multidisciplinary evaluations for child abuse. A child psychologist is available for behavioral and developmental health services as well as consultation for child protection and advocacy.
Chronic
Care and Child Development
The Chronic Care Clinic is a service hub for children
and adolescents who need a coordination of their subspecialty
care using a comprehensive general pediatric approach.
Every effort is made to facilitate the coordination
of input from family, school, community, medical and
surgical providers and ancillary medical services in
order to properly address their multiple physical and
developmental challenges.
General
pediatricians in the community and from the other Loyola
facilities are welcome to take advantage of this hub.
Primary care services for these patients are offered
at the Loyola Outpatient Center for as long as deemed
necessary by the referring physician. The condition
the patient is reviewed by a multidisciplinary team
while the short and long term care recommendations are
shared with caretakers.
Lead
Screenings
Children are screened for exposure to lead and treated
for lead poisoning.
Sports
Medicine Program
A board-certified pediatric sports medicine pediatrician
works with a multidisciplinary team of orthopaedists,
physical medicine specialists and physical therapists
to treat sports-related injuries in children and teens.
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of general pediatric services
is available in Maywood at:
Loyola
University Hospital
Loyola
Outpatient Center
Services
also are offered at the following Loyola sites:
Loyola
Center for Health at Elmhurst
Loyola
Center for Health at Hickory Hills
Loyola
Center for Health at Oak Park
Loyola
Center for Health at Orland Park
Loyola
Family Health Center at LaGrange Park
Loyola
Family Health Center at North Riverside
Loyola
Primary Care Center at Darien
Loyola
Primary Care Center at Glendale Heights
Loyola
Primary Care Center at Oakbrook Terrace
Loyola
Primary Care Center at Wheaton
If
you would like to make an appointment or need assistance
to find an appropriate physician, please call us at
(888) LUHS-888.
Related
Links
Pediatric
services
The
Ronald McDonald® Children’s Hospital of Loyola
University Medical Center
Diabetes Care Center
Loyola Center for Home Care &
Hospice
Director
Jerold
M. Stirling, MD, FAAP
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