News Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
Your child's health is critical. Please keep all milestone and vaccination appointments or any other scheduled appointments that will keep your child well and healthy.
For more information, please refer to the resources listed below, including:
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Lurie Children's is an environment where your family’s safety and health is our priority. Learn more in the videos below:
The following measures are in place at our main hospital as well as our outpatient and surgery centers to ensure your safety:
It is also important to note that there is very minimal spread of COVID-19 amongst children. For any questions about an upcoming in-person visit, please contact your physician's office.
Lurie Children's now also offers the option of “seeing” your physician and care team through telemedicine either by real-time video or telephone. Some appointments will still require you to be seen in person, but your physician and care team will let you know if a telemedicine appointment is available. If you are interested in making an appointment, whether in-person or virtual, please call KIDS DOC (1.800.543.7362).
We urge families to seek medical attention for their child by first contacting your primary care physician or pediatrician. If you do not have a primary care physician or pediatrician and your child’s injury or illness is worsening, do not delay seeking care.
Our pediatric Emergency Departments (EDs) at our main campus, Central DuPage Hospital and Northwest Community Hospital are distinct facilities from general EDs which may be seeing adult COVID-19 patients. We are taking every precaution to keep our patients, families and staff safe in our hospital. This includes wearing personal protective equipment; screening patients, families and staff for COVID-19 symptoms; and isolating every patient visiting the ED in an exam room upon arrival.
For questions related to testing criteria and general information about COVID-19, please contact our COVID-19 Call Center at 312.227.5300. The Call Center is staffed by Lurie Children’s nurses and is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you would like to contact a social worker, psychologist or child life specialist for information on community referrals or coping resources, you can call 312.227.4118 and leave a message. Your call will be returned within 24 hours, Monday through Friday. This service is for non-urgent questions only. For emergencies, please call 911.
COVID-19 testing is available at the following Lurie Children's locations. Please note all testing is available by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the COVID-19 Call Center at 312.227.5300. For information on how to prepare your child to be tested for COVID-19, please download this developmentally-appropriate resource: English | Spanish.
Appointments are made Monday – Saturday for all testing sites. No Sunday same-day appointments.
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The cash price for a COVID-19 diagnostic test is $200. We provide this information to our patients, health insurers, and the general public, pursuant to Section 3202 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
If you are not covered by insurance, please review our Billing and Financial Assistance information found here.
Because the health and safety of our patients, families, visitors and staff is of utmost importance to us and to prevent the spread of the virus causing COVID-19 illness, we have modified visitation restrictions in place.
Learn More About Visitor Restrictions
If you are looking for general information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it relates to your child's health, please visit our FAQ page for families. You will also find a list of community resources, including information on Return to School.
If you are a Lurie Children's employee or healthcare provider seeking information on how to navigate Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), please refer to our Employees and Healthcare Providers Resource Guide.
