Central DuPage Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital pursue partnership to provide area children with nationally recognized pediatric care

Children's Memorial at CDH will offer close-to-home, expanded set of superior pediatric sub-specialty programs and services

March 1 - Central DuPage Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital announced today their signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish a premier, comprehensive regional pediatric care program. 'Children's Memorial at CDH' will bring the full resources and expertise of Chicago's only U.S. News & World Report-top-ten-rated children's hospital to Central DuPage Hospital's campus.

"'Children's Memorial at CDH' will offer DuPage, Kane and Will county's children access to the regions' leading sub-specialists, treatments, technologies, equipment and facilities," said Luke McGuinness, president and CEO of Central DuPage Hospital."The partnership will ensure that Central DuPage and our nationally-recognized partner, Children's Memorial Hospital, will deliver the highest quality pediatric sub-specialty care in the area. 'Children's Memorial at CDH' will become the western suburbs' pediatric destination institution for inpatient and outpatient services."

"Central DuPage Hospital is the right partner for Children's Memorial Hospital in the western suburbs," said Patrick Magoon, president and CEO of Children's Memorial Hospital. "This partnership is based on the principle that children should be cared for in the most convenient and appropriate setting. CDH's existing obstetric and pediatric programs are excellent. We are eager to join our expertise with CDH's to provide the most comprehensive and advanced pediatric sub-specialty care and facilities in DuPage County and the surrounding areas.

In July, Children's Memorial will assume responsibility for inpatient physician coverage for the 23-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the 6-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and provide consultative services for the 12-bed inpatient pediatric unit. All community-based pediatricians, family practitioners, currently practicing pediatric sub-specialists and adult-trained specialists will continue to maintain admitting and attending privileges at CDH. In addition, Children's Memorial and CDH are planning to bring Children's Memorial pediatric sub-specialists to the CDH campus in order to establish a comprehensive ambulatory clinic, inpatient and outpatient pediatric surgery, a dedicated pediatric Emergency Department and Urgent Care program, and enhanced state-of-the-art pediatric testing and diagnostic services.

"This is a great day for the children and families of our community." McGuinness said. "An affiliation with Children's Memorial Hospital will be a major benefit to the families of our region. Along with our recently opened Women and Children's Pavilion and our soon-to-be-opened Ambulatory Services Pavilion, the CDH-Children's Memorial partnership is a key component in CDH's broad, far-reaching plans to offer the highest quality, most advanced healthcare in the western suburbs."

For more information, contact Kathleen Keenan at 773.880.4500 in Public Affairs & Communications at Children's Memorial Hospital.