Children have unique physical, emotional and social needs. Over the past decade, Rush has developed a complete range of patient care services , both medical and surgical for inpatients and outpatients. We treat newborns, infants, children and adolescents, from the evaluation of genetic and metabolic disorders to caring for seriously ill children. At Rush, we believe caring for the whole person is essential. Patients and families often need support from social workers and other groups to cope with the challenges of an illness.
Many departments have their own social workers and support systems to offer.
Rush also has a department called Child Life Services , which caters to the emotional and developmental well-being of hospitalized children and their families. Nowhere is the art and science of medicine more important than at the bedside of a sick child. The staff of Rush Children's Hospital consists of physicians and surgeons who are experts in the care of children and work closely with specially trained psychologists, nurses, therapists and other clinicians. Many of our physicians are internationally recognized for their contributions to research , most notably in infectious diseases, respiratory physiology, genetics and cancer.