Also, Rush-Copley nurses are dedicated to the special field of pediatrics. Many of our nurses hold advanced credentials in the care of young patients. The pediatric area is located on the second floor of the hospital. It features six private rooms dedicated to young patients. A playroom helps hospitalized children pass the time, and there is a special treatment room, where doctors can examine a patient without moving him or her far from the pediatrics area.
Family are welcome to participate in educational conferences with the patients and caregivers.
For the family's convenience, visiting hours are flexible and overnight stays in the child's room are easily arranged. An innovation called telemedicine allows pediatric heart specialists at Rush, who are also on staff at Rush-Copley, to view ultrasound images of young patients' hearts from their clinic in Chicago. The service saves patients a long trip for an important but routine test. There is a children's gym with exercise equipment, lockers and more, all specially sized for young people.