Transitional Care Units | OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois - Almost Home Kids
5200 N. Hamilton Road, Peoria, IL 61614
Eligibility
Children under 22 who are most often dependent on medical technology, such as ventilators, feeding tubes, or central lines. Child must be clinically stable and cannot require continuous one-on-one care or supervision.
Common conditions include-
-Neuromuscular disease
-Spinal muscular atrophy
-Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
-Metabolic disorders
-Cerebral palsy
-Spina bifida
-Chromosomal disorders
-Cardiac anomalies
-Traumatic brain & spinal cord injury
-Gastric anomalies, including Short gut syndrome
Hours
24/7
309-573-0700
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Secondary Line
309-573-0726
Voice·
Main Line
Languages
English, with accommodations made for other languages
Application process
Please call.
Fees
Please call. These can vary, including being covered by a waiver from the Division of Specialized Care for Children, and some other forms of financial assistance may be available.
Almost Home Kids at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois provides care to children under 22 who are most often dependent on medical technology, such as ventilators, feeding tubes, or central lines. Respite care offers families a period of rest from one to 14 days. In addition, transitional care is offered for children with medical complexities who are medically stable and ready to leave the hospital, but whose families need some extra time to make preparations for their child's return home.
Last Assured
07/09/2024
What's Here
Providing organization
OSF HealthCare Childrens Hospital of Illinois
The Children’s Hospital of Illinois was officially established as a pediatric hospital within the walls of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in 1990. It is is a 136-bed, full service facility with more than 115 pediatric specialists representing more than 40 pediatric sub-specialties.