When your child needs inpatient or emergency care, Endeavor Health offers exceptional and compassionate services across our regional hospitals. Our specialized pediatric teams are dedicated to providing comprehensive care for newborns through young adults, ensuring a safe, seamless and personal experience.
Endeavor Health provides a full spectrum of services, from routine newborn nursery support to advanced neonatal intensive care, routine pediatric surgery, pediatric intensive care, acute care and emergency services. Endeavor Health is here 24/7 with the innovation, expertise, and child-friendly environment needed to care for your family safely.
Key pediatric hospital services
Endeavor Health hospitals are equipped to deliver high-level care for children, close to home.
Care for newborns & infants
Newborn & infant services near you
Newborn services at Edward Hospital feature a newborn nursery and mother-baby rooms for healthy term infants needing routine newborn care as well as a level III NICU with follow-up program for premature infants and those needing extra care.
Newborn Intensive Care Unit (level III care)
In the largest NICU in DuPage County, our experts care for over 400 babies a year who need special attention. We have the capabilities to treat the sickest and most fragile newborns of all gestational ages, including those with a variety of congenital and surgical conditions.
As the first NICU in the region to offer private rooms, each of our 35 private NICU rooms provides parents space and comfort as well as the latest technology, allowing our team of specially trained neonatologists and nurses to closely monitor your newborn. Each room features light and temperature controls, two oversized chairs for parents, a breast milk refrigerator and closets.
Neonatal Developmental Follow-up Program
Here, our experts provide screening and comprehensive assessments for high-risk infants up to age 2 who are born early or with medical complications. Our highly qualified, multidisciplinary team includes a board-certified neonatologist, registered nurse, speech-language pathologist and physical therapist — all experts in taking care of at-risk infants. Families have access to a social worker, case worker, dietitian and child life specialist.
We offer services for medical, neurological, growth and development problems, speech-language delays, nursing, feeding problems, education for parents, and referrals to other services as needed.
Location: 1331 W. 75th St., Suite 102, Naperville. To schedule an appointment, please call (630) 527-3076 or (630) 527-3368. The clinic offers appointments 3-4 times per month, 8 am-noon.
Newborn services at Elmhurst Hospital feature a newborn nursery and mother-baby rooms – for healthy term infants needing routine newborn care, as well as a level II nursery for term and near term infants needing special care to grow and prepare for discharge.
Our fully equipped nursery was designed to keep the family together. Each private room provides the space and comfort for new parents to stay while their baby is being cared for by specially-trained neonatologists and nurses.
Level IIe Special Care Nursery
Level IIe offers extended capabilities to care for low birth weight and premature infants, as well as infants requiring intermediate respiratory support, born at 30 weeks gestation or later.
Newborn services at Evanston Hospital feature a newborn nursery and mother-baby rooms for healthy term infants needing routine newborn care, as well as a level III NICU with follow-up program for premature infants and those needing extra care.
Infant Special Care Unit (level III care)
The Infant Special Care Unit (ISCU) at Evanston Hospital is a level III NICU, providing infants with highly specialized care in a healing environment. We provide family-centered care to over 500 premature and special needs infants each year. Neonatologists are on the unit 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide immediate care to sick and premature infants at all times.
Parent rooms are available from 8 am-10 pm and can be reserved by calling (847) 570-2244.
Neonatal Developmental Follow-up Program
This program provides screening and comprehensive assessments for high-risk infants up to age 2, who are born early or with medical complications. Our highly qualified, multidisciplinary team includes a board-certified neonatologist, registered nurse, speech-language pathologist and physical therapist — all experts in taking care of at-risk infants. Families have access to a social worker, case worker, dietitian and child life specialist.
We offer services for medical, neurological, growth and development problems, speech-language delays, nursing, feeding problems, education for parents and referrals to other services as needed.
Location: 2650 Ridge, Ste G155, Evanston. To schedule an appointment, please call (847) 570-2208, Monday through Wednesday, 8 am-4 pm.
Perinatal Family Support Center
Prenatal Neonatal Consultation and Maternal Fetal Medicine Program
At Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital, mothers labor, deliver and recover all in one room, and newborns room with their parents. We encourage you to keep your baby with you for bonding. If your baby is stable, he/she may stay with you after the delivery. Your baby will receive all necessary care at the bedside.
Our “mother-baby nursing care” model means that one nurse provides care for both you and your baby. It allows the nurse to support you in learning how to care for yourself and your baby. We want you to feel comfortable and confident when you take your baby home. Should you need time to rest, our trained nurses can care for your infant in our newborn nursery.
For term and near term infants who need a longer stay or special care for feeding or medications, our level II special care nursery is staffed with dedicated nurses specially trained in neonatal care and our pediatric hospitalists are present 24/7 with ability to nimbly activate our neonatologist team for escalation of care.
At Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital, we offer a personalized birth experience featuring the care and attention of world-class physicians and nurses in a calming environment for you and your newborn. We offer a comprehensive plan that includes in-room bonding, immersion swaddled, reduced-stress bathing, extra attention and resources to facilitate skin-to-skin hands free cradling and quiet hours for optimal rest and healing.
Newborn Intensive Care Unit (level III care)
Seamlessly integrated into the warm, family-friendly environment, our level III NICU ensures that babies born prematurely or with serious illnesses need not be separated from their parents to get the specialized medical care they need. Parents and baby can stay together in a comfortable, private room and receive compassionate, expert care from some of the best board-certified neonatologists and specialists in Chicago. At the Northwest Community Hospital NICU, you’ll find:
- A state-accredited facility that cares for premature newborns and critically ill infants of any gestational age.
- Board-certified neonatologists from the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance and specially trained neonatal nurses who provide 24-hour, on-site expert care to special care newborns.
- Private NICU rooms for baby and family equipped with the latest medical technology, maximizing mother-baby safety and security.
- Advanced baby beds designed to reduce stress on premature babies.
- A social worker and discharge planner who help families prepare to go home with their infant when the time comes.
Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up Program
Our cross-functional team — a neonatologist, nurse, occupational therapist, and speech and physical therapist — collaborate to assess babies in the NICU and after discharge, for progress in growth and development.
Newborn services at Swedish Hospital feature mother-baby rooms for healthy term infants needing routine newborn care as well as a level II Intermediate Care Nursery for premature near term infants and those needing extra care.
Mother-Baby Unit
Mother and baby can room together in a private, home-like setting with a pullout bed for dad or other support person.
Intermediate Care Nursery
The Intermediate Care Nursery (ICN) provides care to infants who are moderately ill with problems that are expected to resolve rapidly. Infants in the ICN are at moderate risk of serious complications related to immaturity, illness and/or their management.
In general, care in our ICN is usually limited to newborn infants who are more than 32 weeks gestational age and weigh more than 1,500 grams at birth, or who are recovering from serious illness treated in a Level III NICU. Newborns who are seriously ill may be transferred to a facility with a Level III NICU.
For term and near term infants who need a longer stay or special care for feeding or medications, our level II nursery is staffed with dedicated nurses specially trained in neonatal care and our pediatric hospitalists are present 24/7 with ability to nimbly activate our neonatologist team for escalation of care.
Levels of newborn care
Levels vary by hospital location - please see details for the hospital near you.
We offer state-of-the-art newborn care, from essential routine care to advanced neonatal services for newborns who need extra care due to prematurity, low birth weight, surgical needs or congenital conditions.
Our neonatal transport teams are available 24/7 with a dedicated ambulance to transfer high-risk mothers and newborns needing an advanced level of neonatal care to one of our NICU level hospitals. The team includes a neonatologist, labor and delivery nurses and a respiratory therapist.
This level provides routine care for healthy newborns. Services include newborn assessment, feeding support, and basic medical care.
In Endeavor Health hospitals offering private mother-baby rooms, you and your baby may stay together for your entire recovery time, which helps you adjust to your baby’s cues and patterns and enhances early bonding. If you need to rest, our nurses can care for your baby in the newborn nursery to give you time on your own.
This level provides a high level of care for babies born prematurely or with mild health problems. Services include close monitoring, IV fluids, oxygen support and specialized care.
This level includes highly specialized care for very sick or premature infants. Neonatologists are available 24/7 for any urgent concerns that might arise. Multi-specialty services include mechanical ventilation, advanced imaging, surgery, pharmacy, feeding therapy, nutritional support and developmental occupational therapy. All of these services support the growing newborn, preparing them to safely transition from hospital to home.
An ISCU is a NICU that also cares for infants when they need to be readmitted after going home.
Additional newborn care includes Intermediate and Special Care Nurseries, lactation and feeding support, and developmental follow-up programs to support growth through the toddler years. These services are available across several Endeavor Health hospitals.
Inpatient pediatric care
Inpatient units at Edward Hospital and Evanston Hospital provide 24/7 acute care for infants, children and adolescents with serious illness or injury. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Edward Hospital provides comprehensive care for critically ill pediatric patients. In all of our pediatric units, teams of hospitalists, nurses, patient care technicians, respiratory therapists, child life specialists and rehabilitation therapists have specialized pediatric training to provide the highest level of care possible to our youngest and most vulnerable patients.
In addition to treating physical illness and injury, our pediatric unit experts safely treat adolescents hospitalized for a mental health crisis until they are stable and can be transferred to Endeavor Health Linden Oaks Hospital or another mental health facility for treatment.
Our pediatric hospitalists have undergone specialized training to treat children and teens in the hospital setting. They are on staff at Endeavor Health hospitals and available 24/7, to respond quickly to any medical needs or situations that could arise during a child’s stay. Pediatric hospitalists collaborate with your child’s pediatrician and pediatric subspecialists to coordinate seamless, patient centered care.
Inpatient pediatric units offer:
- Consultation in emergency departments across the region
- Observation and escalation to higher-level care, if needed
- Emphasis on emotional wellbeing, offering child life specialists and family-centered approaches
Hospital care for children and teens
Our hospitals provide expert, compassionate care for children who need to stay overnight.
Inpatient Pediatrics & Pediatric Intensive Care
Our Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Edward Hospital provides a wide range of care for children ages 0-17, including medical and surgical interventions and basic and advanced support — all in a calming, child-friendly environment.
As one of only 11 pediatric critical care centers in the state, Edward Hospital offers a fully equipped, 16-bed combined Inpatient Pediatrics and PICU, providing everything from basic pediatric care to advanced life support in a community hospital setting.
Expert pediatric staff
The caring, experienced pediatric staff at Edward Hospital is trained in the latest preventive and specialty pediatric care. The team includes pediatric hospitalists, infant and pediatric subspecialists – such as neonatologists and intensivists (physicians double boarded in pediatrics and critical care medicine) – as well as a highly-skilled nursing staff. Our entire care team is trained in pediatric advanced life support, with specialized training in pediatric and trauma care.
Edward Hospital’s pediatric nurse navigator plays an important role in your child’s care. Our navigator helps to coordinate your child’s care while acting as a liaison between the doctor and care team, and you and your child. The navigator will monitor your child’s progress and coordinate all appointments and tests needed. To reach the pediatric patient navigator, call 630-527-KIDS (5437).
Pediatric Special Procedure Area
The Pediatric Special Procedure Area offers comprehensive outpatient treatment to support your infant, child or teen after discharge.
Inpatient pediatrics
Our team of pediatric hospitalists and University of Chicago Medicine pediatric residents, specialize in pediatric hospital medicine, provide high quality care and an exceptional patient experience for a variety of medical and surgical infant, child and adolescent patients.
At the Pediatric Inpatient Unit at Evanston Hospital, we partner with child life specialists to help our patients and families navigate the hospital experience by meeting each child’s unique emotional and developmental needs. We also partner with pediatric subspecialists throughout the system to deliver state-of-the-art care.
Expert pediatric staff
The caring, experienced pediatric staff at Evanston Hospital is trained in the latest preventive and specialty pediatric care. The team includes pediatric hospitalists, infant and pediatric subspecialists — such as neonatologists and intensivists (physicians double boarded in pediatrics and critical care medicine) — as well as a highly-skilled nursing staff. Our entire care team is trained in pediatric advanced life support, with specialized training in pediatric and trauma care.
Inpatient adolescent behavioral health
For teens in a mental health crisis, we offer overnight monitoring in our pediatric units. Partial hospitalization programs are available at Highland Park Hospital and Linden Oaks Hospital.
The Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) at Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital offers a short-term, evidence-based treatment plan designed to support teens through mental health crises. Teens attend structured programming five days a week and receive care from a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, therapists, teachers and nurses. The program helps adolescents identify emotional triggers, develop healthy coping strategies, and transition back to school with ongoing support. A step-down Transitional IOP is available for continued care following PHP completion.
To schedule a young adult assessment, please call 847-HEALING (432-5464). You will be scheduled for an initial evaluation with one of our clinicians to determine clinical need and appropriate level of care.
Endeavor Health Linden Oaks Hospital offers comprehensive adolescent programs including inpatient care, partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP) services. Inpatient services provide 24/7 supervised care in a safe environment, while PHP and IOP include group-based therapy, skill-building, and individualized treatment for conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and eating disorders. Teens also attend the School at Linden Oaks and receive support transitioning back to their regular schools.
Schedule your confidential behavioral health evaluation by calling (847) 432-5464.
Learn more about our hospital-based behavioral health services.
Child Life Program specialists help to reduce stress and anxiety and make the healthcare experience a positive one for the whole family. Our specialty trained experts support your child with age-appropriate medical education, distraction/therapeutic play, procedure preparation and support, normalizing the environment and family support.
The Ronald McDonald Family Room in Edward Hospital is located inside the pediatric unit. Here you will find a home-like space - including lounges, computer access, a playroom and two private sleep rooms (for families of critically ill children) - where families can rest, recharge and stay close to their infant or child receiving inpatient care.
Referrals for overnight stays are managed through hospital social workers.
Emergency & acute pediatric care
Endeavor Health hospitals offer emergency care and acute care, ensuring that children receive timely, appropriate care in a child-friendly environment.
Illinois Department of Health has designated all Endeavor Health hospital emergency departments as Emergency Departments Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP).
Located adjacent to the Emergency Department, the center provides extended evaluation and treatment for children who need urgent or emergent care, but may not require prolonged hospital admission. Infants, children and adolescents can remain for an extended time on observational status.
One of only 11 Pediatric Critical Care Centers (PCCC) in Illinois – offering the highest level of care available. The Pediatric ED is staffed by physicians who are board-certified in pediatrics and emergency medicine, as well as pediatric nurses trained to treat kids.
Pediatric Special Procedure Area
Located near the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Edward Hospital, and in the Pediatric Unit at Evanston Hospital, the Pediatric Special Procedure Area offers a calm, child-centered environment for outpatient procedures, infusion therapy, diagnostic testing and endocrine evaluations.
Our child life specialists and nursing team help prepare your child for what to expect and make the experience as easy as possible for your family.
Tests and treatments may include:
- IV medication to treat certain medical conditions
- Imaging, such as MRI or CT scan, with sedation by pediatric anesthesiologists
- Hearing (audiology) tests for newborns and children
- Chemotherapy treatment
- Blood tests for infants, children and other pediatric patients with specialized needs
- Epilepsy monitoring
From appendicitis to congenital conditions, our pediatric surgeons offer expert, child-focused care using both open and minimally invasive techniques. Our team of pediatric trained anesthesiologists, nurses and support staff help to ensure safe surgical care that you can trust.
Surgical offerings vary by location. Please check with your child’s specialist to determine the provider and location that will work best for you.
- General pediatric surgery: Our general surgeons treat abdominal, chest and congenital issues. They also work with maternal-fetal specialists for babies diagnosed with conditions before birth.
- Pediatric gastroenterology (bowel and colorectal surgery): We offer minimally invasive approaches for children struggling with a variety of intestinal disorders, ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to congenital disorders of the GI tract.
- Pediatric orthopedics: Our orthopedic surgeons provide both operative and non-operative care for children with a variety of concerns ranging from scoliosis to limb deformity and fractures, as well as sports related injuries.
- Pediatric ophthalmology (eye) surgery: Our specialists in pediatric ophthalmology perform surgery for developmental, congenital and injury related eye concerns.
- Pediatric otolaryngology (ENT) head and neck surgery: We care for children with everything from ear tube surgery and tonsillectomy to complex airway, voice, sinus and swallowing disorders, using advanced techniques like endoscopic sinus surgery and laryngeal reconstruction.
- Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery (Evanston Hospital only): Our plastic surgery team repairs congenital anomalies and injuries with expertise in procedures like cleft lip repair, scar revision and ear reconstruction.
From neonatal nurses to respiratory therapists, social workers and pediatric specialists, Endeavor Health hospitals offer a multidisciplinary care team to meet your child’s physical and emotional needs. Many locations also offer on-site child life specialists (Edward Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Northwest Community Hospital) to support your family during hospital visits.
