Lurie's Children Hospital to Partner With Centegra-Huntley to Offer 24-Hour Pediatric Care

HUNTLEY, IL - Centegra Health System will partner with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to provide 24-hour pediatric coverage at Centegra Hospital-Huntley once the new hospital opens.

As part of the partnership, board-certified pediatricians will be in the hospital 24/7 to care for inpatients, coordinate patient care with each child’s primary care physician and be available to assist with pediatric emergencies in the Centegra Hospital-Huntley emergency room, according to a Centegra press release.

“Children should have access to the best pediatric care without having to leave their community,” said Michael S. Eesley, chief executive officer of Centegra Health System. “Our partnership with Lurie Children’s brings expert care to Centegra Hospital-Huntley so children and families can get the care they need close to home.”

“We look forward to having a major pediatric presence within Centegra Health System, and in McHenry and Kane counties,” said Patrick M. Magoon, President and CEO of Lurie Children’s. “We are able to advance care by having our hospitalists – who are skilled, board-certified physicians – staff their pediatric programs in a most convenient and cost-effective setting.”

In addition to inpatient services, Lurie Children’s and Centegra will immediately begin to collaborate to provide a higher level of cardiology and concussion care. Beginning this fall, Lurie Children’s cardiologists will see patients at Centegra Health Center-Huntley, which will provide children access to a higher level of care right in their community.

“Centegra understands that children have different medical needs than adults,” said Dr. Laura Bianconi, medical director of pediatrics with Centegra Physician Care. “We are treating whole families when a child is sick, not just pediatric disease, and this association with one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals elevates our ability to care for our youngest patients.”

Cardiologists from Lurie Children’s also now read all pediatric electrocardiograms and echocardiograms performed at Centegra.

In addition, when Centegra Health System providers diagnose a child with a concussion, those children will be referred to Lurie Children’s Concussion Program at the Institute for Sports Medicine. The Concussion Program supports a child throughout recovery and provides guidance so he or she can have a smooth and appropriate transition back to academic and athletic activities.

“Centegra understands that children aren’t just small adults and that they are still growing,” Eesley said. “We want our youngest patients to have streamlined access to medical specialists when our own pediatric experts believe they would benefit from additional care. By partnering with Lurie Children’s, our patients have access to the best inpatient and specialist care.”

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