What to Expect at The Transitional Care Center
At the Transitional Care Center, we offer comprehensive, coordinated care, personalized to meet your child’s and your family’s needs.
Making an Appointment – Current Patients
If your child has a tracheotomy with a ventilator and is currently in the intensive care unit at Cincinnati Children’s, you do not need to make an appointment.
Our critical care, pulmonology, and transitional care teams work together to ensure you and your family know when your child is ready to transition to The Transitional Care Center. There’s nothing you need to do to make this move happen. Our team will handle the necessary transfer order as part of the continuity of care we provide all patients.
Making an Appointment – Non-Patients
If your child isn’t currently a patient in the intensive care unit at Cincinnati Children’s, you will need a referral to be admitted to the Transitional Care Center.
Your child’s pulmonologist from another hospital or medical center can refer your child to our center for evaluation and care. Once we have that referral, our office will contact you to schedule an appointment and request access to your child’s medical records, lab work, and test results. This information will help us determine if the Transitional Care Center is the best fit for your child. If it is, the program coordinator will schedule the first available time for your child to be admitted.
If you don’t have a referral or want a second opinion, our nationally recognized specialists also provide online second opinions when needed. It’s an easy, convenient and secure way to ensure your child is getting the right care. Request an online second opinion or visit our Contact / Refer page to learn more.
