News & Stories Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
Lurie Children's is committed to providing both healthcare providers and patient families with up-to-date information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
For more information, please refer to the resources listed below, including:
Para obtener información sobre el COVID-19 en español, haga clic aquí.
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, and begin to reschedule those that have been postponed. Lurie Children's is an environment where your family’s safety and health is our priority.
Watch a message from our leadership.
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.
In the video below, Lurie Children's pediatric surgeon Dr. Erin Rowell highlights the surgical precautions being taken as we continue to keep safety as the first priority for our patients and families.
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 6 p.m., and weekends, 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.
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.
Lurie Children’s is now offering virtual outpatient appointments. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, view the information below.
For Patients
We can now offer 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 a telemedicine appointment, please call KIDS DOC (1.800.543.7362).
For Pediatricians
These include both telephone and telemedicine (real-time video) appointments, so patients can be seen in a rapid time period and not have to wait. If one of your patients is interested in making a telemedicine appointment, please ask them to call KIDS DOC (1.800.543.7362).
During this time, our outpatient center operating hours may vary. Please call our various locations for the most up-to-date hours.
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, the following visitation restrictions are effective beginning April 2, 2020. Para ver esta información en Español
Learn More About Visitor Restrictions
Download the COVID-19 Visitor Education Flyer
Thank you for your interest in supporting our hospital during this time. If you are interested in donating unopened, commercially-made PPE, please email supplydonations@luriechildrens.org. If you are interested in donating food to our staff, please download our guidelines.
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.
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.
