Top 10 Child Care Hospitals in 2022

televideo, enabling us to improve our systems and
processes to support virtual care.
With constant development in medical technologies, in
your opinion, what could be the future of childcare
services?
Medical technology is advancing more rapidly than at any
time in history. OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois recently
developed an innovation discovery lab through which we
scan the market to identify and test innovative products to
improve the way we deliver care.
Two examples are the adoption of a virtual reality platform
to allow surgeons to interact with 3-D images of the heart
and other organs to help plan surgical intervention and a
new product we are exploring for use in post-acute care that
allows for remote monitoring of patient vitals from
anywhere.
In addition to the adoption of new technology, no doubt the
use of televideo will continue to improve and be utilized as
a means of convenient access to care. We are likely to see
further advancements in medical imaging and treatment,
such as cardiac and neurological imaging and procedures
that can be done via a catheter as opposed to invasive
surgery. These advances will continue to drive the shift of
care from inpatient to outpatient settings.
Finally, treatment advances are resulting in a higher
survival rate among children with chronic, complex
illnesses. More and more, children with complex congenital
illnesses are thriving. As they become adults, they require
the care of subspecialists who specialize in caring for adults
with congenital illnesses.
As a result, at OSF Children's Hospital, we are expanding
our adult congenital programs as well as transitional
programs so that children and families experience a smooth
transition from pediatric to adult care.
As an established leader, what would be your advice to
the budding healthcare professionals aspiring to venture
into the childcare niche?
While leadership in healthcare in and of itself is rewarding,
there is no work more rewarding than that which makes a
difference in the life of a child. In children's healthcare, we