Our team – made up of doctors, nurses, and care coordinators – is committed to providing children with medical complexity with the best comprehensive health care through partnership with their primary care medical home and sub-specialty providers.
Our program serves patients that have complex chronic medical conditions that require multiple specialty physicians, frequent health care utilization (e.g., ED visits or hospitalization), and a need for care coordination.
Our program goals are:
- Help navigate the healthcare system and coordinate services between your child’s healthcare providers
- Support your decisions about your child’s health care goals
- Partner with your child’s care team if your child is hospitalized
- Provide assistance with hospital discharge, follow-up care, home equipment, and school needs
Why Choose Lurie Children's?
Our general pediatricians work with care coordination nurses and case managers to provide a service that extends beyond administrative care coordination specifically for families and patients with chronic complex conditions.
Research shows that children and their families that participate in Complex Care Programs are positively impacted by a range of outcomes:
- Increased family satisfaction with healthcare system
- Reduced stress
- Reduction in patient’s unmet health care needs (especially outpatient)
- Decreased readmissions
- Decreased length of stays
- Increased days at home
Office Hours
Office Hours
Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9am – 4pm. Calls will be returned within one business day.
After Hours/Urgent Care
- For urgent concerns outside of business hours, please call the hospital operator at 312.227.4000 and ask for the Complex Care Provider On-Call to be paged.
- If it is an emergency, please call 911, or go to the closest emergency room.
- We can also help coordinate more urgent visits with your pediatrician or sub-specialists when necessary.
Interpreter Services
If you prefer to speak a language other than English, please let us know. We will arrange for an interpreter at the appointment.
Complex Care Clinic Visits
- We will see you at least every 6 months for a visit and more often when needed.
- Visits are available in-person and as telemedicine visits.
Before Your Visit
Please make a list of questions you have to discuss with the team. We are interested in understanding what is going well with your child’s care, and what could be improved.
Appointment Day
- For in-person appointments, please arrive 20 minutes early to allow time for check-in.
- For telemedicine appointments, we look forward to virtually meeting with you and your child.
Our Specialists
Pediatricians
Alexandra A. Ryan, MD
Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care
Carolynn L. Price, MD
Attending Physician, Hospital-Based Medicine
Michael B. Spewak, MD
Attending Physician, Hospital-Based Medicine
Lucas B. Bruton, MD
Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care
Kiran A. Kulkarni, MD
Attending Physician, Hospital-Based Medicine
Robert J. Sanchez, MD
Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care
Care Coordinators
Pamela Rumoro, RN
Nurse Care Coordinator
Catherine Amato, RN, M.Ed
Nurse Care Coordinator
Paula Lyons, RN, BSN, MSN
Nurse Care Coordinator
Amanda Stacy, LCSW
Social Worker Care Coordinator
Make an Appointment
This is a referral based program. Patients can talk to their primary medical home regarding a program referral or their sub-specialty provider.
For Referring Physicians and Providers
- Please contact the on-call physician for Complex Care via the above exchange or you may call 312.227.2010 to learn more about the program and discuss referral options.
- For reference, our fax number is 312.227.9261.
What to Expect
Surveys
- Expect a short survey when you first join this program; and then again, every few months to make sure our team is making progress on your child’s goals.
- You will receive these short surveys via text or email (based on your preference).
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.227.4000