Comprehensive Care for Complex Children: Primary Children's HospitalUniversity of Utah Health Approach

Comprehensive Care for Children with Medical Complexity at Primary Children's Hospital and University of Utah Health

At Primary Children's Hospital, we are dedicated to providing exceptional care tlored specifically for children who face complex medical conditions. Our program focuses on supporting children aged 0-21 years with three or more organ systems affected by health issues and involvement from three or more physicians in their healthcare.

Definition of Medical Complexity:

Medical complexity encompasses children experiencing frequent hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and those requiring advanced medical equipment like ventilators, tracheostomies, feeding tubes, and intrathecal baclofen pumps. Children under our care often have complex chronic conditions including:

• Prematurity

• Genetic syndromes

• Cerebral palsy

• Spinal cord injuries

• Neuromuscular disorders

• Functional limitations requiring adaptive equipment

What is Comprehensive Care?

Children with medical complexity are a specialized group within the pediatric population. They require high levels of medical attention due to their frequent hospitalizations and complex care needs, necessitating interdisciplinary care teams familiarized with managing such conditions.

Our team collaborates closely with your child's primary healthcare providers PCPs and subspecialists to ensure seamless coordination and management of your child's unique health challenges. This partnership includes:

• Outpatient Assessments

• Medical Management

• Care Coordination

For hospitalized children, our inpatient services offer:

• Inpatient Consultations: Expert advice for complex medical issues and care planning.

• Interdisciplinary Care Conferences: Joint meetings with PCPs, subspecialists, hospitalists, and discharge planners to tlor personalized care plans.

We ext support through:

• Education for parents on resources within the community and online

• Facilitating referrals and coordinating appointments

• Advocacy efforts in collaboration with insurers, schools, and community services

• Integration of pediatric healthcare across various settings, including homecare, communities, hospitals, etc.

• Supporting decisions for children facing life-limiting conditions

• Guidance through transition planning and guardianship matters as they approach adulthood

Additional Locations Services

Our services are conveniently avlable at:

• Primary Children's Eccles Outpatient Services: 81 N. Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113

• Primary Children's HospitalLehi: 2250 North Miller Campus Drive, Lehi, UT 84043

For inpatients, we offer services at:

• Eccles Outpatient Services Building andor the Lehi Clinic

We are open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. For scheduling inquiries or medical questions, call us at 801-213-3599, fax 801-587-7539, or submit a request via our Prescription RefillRequest Fax Number: 801-213-7600.

For urgent after-hours medical concerns, contact our operator at 801-662-1000, and ask to speak with the Comprehensive Care provider on call.

Contact Information

To schedule appointments:

• Phone: 801-213-3599

• Fax: 801-587-7539

• En Espa?ol: 801-646-5914

For any scheduling, medical questions, or Comprehensive Care services:

Clinic Support Contacts

• *Savannah L. EastPediatric Clinical [email protected]*

• *Katie ThompsonPediatric Clinical Nurse [email protected]*

• *Gabby TinocoMA Care [email protected]*

Additional Resources and Policies

For more information on privacy statements, non-discrimination policies, visitor guidelines, and pricing transparency:

Physical Address:

81 N. Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Contact us at:801 213-3599

We are dedicated to providing comprehensive care while ensuring a seamless partnership between patients and their families.

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