Children’s Hospital’s mission, specifically, is to improve the health status of children by providing integrated, comprehensive pediatric health care services for children from birth through 17 years of age. And as a premiere children's healthcare system, we address the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the pediatric patient based on three principles:
- Children are unique and have special needs.
- A child's illness impacts the entire family.
- Childhood illness interferes with normal childhood growth and development.
Special Care for Special People
Children are more than just little versions of adults. They have special needs and concerns, and when children are ill or injured, they need a special hospital. We understand that a visit to the hospital is scary enough for an adult, and is even more terrifying to a child. We have designed the Children's Hospital of Illinois with just one thing in mind...our patients... CHILDREN.