We have the best Inpatient Care
La Rabida’s staff is a collection of the best, highly-experienced pediatric physicians and care teams in Chicago.
We serve children who have complex and lifelong medical issues. Our quality care and specialty services provide each child and family what they need to live life to the fullest.
Caring for children takes a village, and at La Rabida, our village is packed with some of the best board-certified pediatricians with various specialties; behavioral health professionals; nurses; physical, occupational, speech and developmental therapists; case managers and care coordinators; dietitians and social workers who are all passionately committed to a family-centered approach to specialized pediatric care.
Key Benefits + Features
Interdisciplinary Care
Our physicians and care teams work together to provide each patient a truly integrated approach to receiving the expertise and care they need.
Specialist Partners
We partner with physicians from University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, Lurie Children’s Hospital and others when additional areas of specialty care/medicine are needed.
Child Life
Our Child Life Specialists focus on the psychosocial and developmental needs of children ranging from preparing them for and providing support during medical procedures to teaching coping strategies and promoting family-centered care.
Patient & Family Support
We provide all-encompassing support to children and their families from the minute they come through our doors to when they are discharged by offering training to parents on how to care for their child at home to creating a follow up care plan.
Admission Criteria
- Need rehabilitation after surgery, burns, brain injury, stroke, or trauma.
- Depend on technology like ventilators, NG tubes, or tracheostomies.
- Are transitioning from a neonatal intensive care unit or pediatric intensive care unit at another hospital.
- Live with chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes, seizure disorders, and sickle cell disease.