Hope Children s Hospital, located on the campus of Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, will serve an estimated 5,000 inpatient children per year, and have about 65,000 outpatient visits. Children s Hospital is the first children s hospital south of Chicago, and one of only a few Midwest hospitals to offer both critical and chronic care services under one roof. Six rooms are dedicated to inpatient rehabilitation. The new facility will allow us to continue serving our younger patients with the highest level of care well into the next century. Hope Children s Hospital is specially designed to accommodate the unique needs of pediatric patients and their families.
Private rooms offer space for parents to stay overnight with their children.
Counter tops and windows are built to child height. Other unique features include a family resource center equipped with computers, a teen room and quiet rooms on each floor. Children s Hospital also serves as headquarters for The Heart Institute for Children, a teaching and research center for pediatric cardiovascular disease. The Heart Institute is nationally known for its quality of care and positive outcomes for pediatric open heart surgery. The need for the new building evolved from Christ Hospital s continually high volume of complex pediatric cases, Schneider explains.