Today, Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, Ill. officially opened its new inpatient pediatric unit, bringing state-of-the art health care and services close to home for southland children and their families. The new unit is the area?s largest pediatric department collaborating directly with a designated children?s hospital, Advocate Hope Children?s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill.
The pediatric unit, with10 inpatient beds and 2 observations beds, offers pediatric services that combine extraordinary medical expertise with a child-centered philosophy in an environment designed with kids in mind. It features all private rooms, accommodations for family, a friendly decorated atmosphere, a playroom and a full-time child life specialist to help children cope with their time in the hospital.
?Studies show that children heal faster and cope better with hospital stays when they are close to home and family,? said Michael Englehart, president of Advocate South Suburban Hospital. ?We are very proud to bring expert, compassionate pediatric services, in collaboration with Advocate Hope Children?s Hospital, to our southland community.?
The physicians and staff on the new Advocate South Suburban Hospital pediatric unit are specially trained to care for the special needs of a child and family. Board-certified pediatric hospitalists are utilized for round-the-clock pediatric patient care, in support of children?s primary care physicians and specialists.
?The Advocate South Suburban Hospital pediatric unit brings a great service to our area, enabling our children to get healthy by seeing their own pediatricians in their own community,? said Kaushik J. Pandya, M.D., chair of pediatrics at the hospital. ?Healthy children are happy children, and happy children make happy families.?
The collaboration with Hope Children?s Hospital enables the Advocate South Suburban Hospital?s pediatric unit to take advantage of the experience, resources and knowledge of one of the region?s top freestanding children?s hospitals. Both hospitals are part of the Advocate Health Care system, a top 10 health system based on clinical performance, and will share on-staff physicians, as well as nurse and staff training.
"We are very excited about this partnership,? said Barbara Perino, vice president of Hope Children's Hospital. ?For the first time, we will be able to bring Hope Children's Hospital services and expertise to the children and families residing in the communities served by Advocate South Suburban Hospital,"
The new pediatric unit at Advocate South Suburban Hospital features the following pediatric medical specialties:
? General Pediatric Medicine
? General Pediatric Surgery
? Cardiology
? Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
? Endocrinology
? Gastroenterology
? Neurology
? Orthopedics
? Orthopedic Surgery
? Pulmonary
? Sports Medicine
? Urology
About Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Advocate South Suburban Hospital is a 284-bed, acute care facility that serves Chicago?s south suburbs. In addition to offering a wide array of hospital services, the not-for-profit facility provides free screenings and a variety of other outreach services throughout the community. Advocate South Suburban Hospital is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the leading, integrated health care systems in the nation. More information about the hospital and its physicians can be found at www.advocatehealth.com/southsub or by calling 1-800-3-ADVOCATE (1-800-323-8622).
CONTACT:
Nate Llewellyn
Director, Public Affairs and Marketing
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
708-213-3137
nate.llewellyn@advocatehealth.com
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