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COVID-19 Updates: Visitor Guidelines, Vaccines & More

Safety Measures at Riley Children’s Health

We are taking thoughtful steps to ensure our spaces remain safe for patients, parents and caregivers. View safety measures, mask policy and visiting guidelines.


COVID-19 Vaccines

The COVID-19 vaccine is available to anyone 5 and older. People younger than 18 must receive the Pfizer vaccine. To schedule an appointment, call 211 or visit ourshot.in.gov. Several COVID-19 vaccine locations also offer walk-in appointments. View full details.

Actualizaciones de COVID-19: Políticas para visitantes, vacunas y más

Medidas de seguridad en Riley Children's Health

Estamos adoptando medidas reflexivas para garantizar que nuestros espacios sigan siendo seguros para los pacientes, los padres y los cuidadores. Vea las medidas de seguridad, la política de uso de mascarillas y las directrices de visitas.

Vacunas contra la COVID-19

La vacuna contra la COVID-19 está disponible para cualquier persona mayor de 5 años. Las personas menores de 18 años deben recibir la vacuna de Pfizer. Para programar una cita, llame al 211 o visite la página ourshot.in.gov. Varios centros de vacunación contra la COVID-19 atienden sin cita previa. Vea todos los detalles.

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Your child comes into the care of a hospitalist at Riley at IU Health either from a referring physician, your local emergency department or Emergency Medicine at Riley at IU Health. You can be confident that your child’s hospitalist will work with his or her primary care doctor to provide high-quality, comprehensive inpatient pediatric care.

Hospitalists are doctors who focus completely on the care of patients who have been admitted to a hospital. At Riley at IU Health, our hospitalists are pediatricians who have extensive experience managing a wide variety of pediatric conditions that can only be treated through inpatient care. They manage the care of hospitalized newborns and children who have been diagnosed with both common and complex conditions. Their expertise allows them to easily navigate the hospital system to provide efficient treatment in a caring and family-centered manner.

If your child must receive inpatient care at Riley at IU Health, his or her hospitalist may serve as a consultant to your child's primary care doctor. The hospitalist will ensure continuity of care by quickly and efficiently providing the details of your child's hospital admission to his or her primary care doctor.

Once your child is discharged, his or her doctor will receive a brief inpatient summary from the Hospitalist Department. This summary will help the doctor prepare for follow-up care and includes direct contact information for easy access to additional details.

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Pediatric Hospitalists: What to Expect | Riley Children's Health

In this video, we explain what to expect when your child receives care from the hospitalist service at Riley Children's Health

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Conditions & Services

Conditions Treated

Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Asthma
  • Bloodstream Infection
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Complicated Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Epilepsy & Seizures
  • Failure to Thrive
  • Febrile Infants
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Migraines & Headaches
  • Pneumonia
  • Prematurity
  • Reactive Arthritis & Reiter Syndrome
  • Sepsis
  • Skin Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Vasculitis

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Doctors

All of our hospitalists are board certified pediatricians. Some are additionally board certified in toxicology, emergency medicine and internal medicine. Many have post-residency training as chief residents or fellowship training in pediatric hospital medicine.

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    Related Departments

    We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related departments.

    • Emergency Medicine
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    Our hospitalists partner with referring physicians to arrange consults with our specialists and perform rounds with other interdisciplinary team members. These essential connections help us provide comprehensive patient- and family-centered care for every patient.

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    To request a patient transfer to Riley at IU Health, call the IU Health 24/7 Transfer Center: 877.247.1177

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    To refer a patient, please use the Riley Children's Health Refer a Patient form.

    Education

    Medical students, residents and fellows at the Indiana University School of Medicine have a unique opportunity to learn from the hospitalists at Riley at IU Health. Medical students and residents may select an elective rotation within the Hospitalist Department, while the one-year fellowship program in pediatric hospital medicine provides fellows with the formal training they need to become leaders in their field.

    In addition to these educational opportunities, the IU School of Medicine Riley Pediatric Hospital Group maintains an online electronic journal club. The Riley Pediatric Hospital Journal Club provides an open forum to discuss and debate the latest medical literature and represents the group's firm commitment to practicing the most up-to-date, evidence-based medicine.

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