Primary Care at The Children's Hospital
The Children's Hospital has several primary care clinics:
Care providers in these clinics include physicians, resident physician and nurse practitioners. Primary care clinics provide care for healthy infants and children through preventive and health maintenance services, as well as care for those with special needs.
Child Health Clinic
The Children’s Hospital Child Health Clinic (CHC) is a full-service pediatric practice for children living in the Denver metropolitan area. CHC offers outpatient appointments for children from birth to 21 years of age, with an emphasis on disease prevention and health maintenance.
Services Provided
- Nutrition counseling
- Immunizations
- Screening tests
- Telephone advice
- Physical examinations
- Consultation services
CHC accepts Medicaid, Colorado Access, and patients enrolled with the Colorado Resident Discount Program. Most managed care plans are now accepted. Financial counseling is available by calling (720) 777-1234.
At The Children’s Hospital, we recognize that teens are a category unto themselves, and they deserve special attention. What might solve problems in an adult is not always right for a teen. It takes a special approach to healthcare, considering all aspects of teen health – physical, emotional, mental, even sexual – to provide the best care possible. The Children’s Hospital offers a full range of primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare to teenagers in the metropolitan area with both physical and emotional problems.
International Adoption Clinic
The Children’s Hospital International Adoption Clinic is a consultation service for children in the Rocky Mountain region who have been adopted from abroad. We offer outpatient evaluations for children from newborns to 18 years of age. Our focus is on identifying infectious, growth, developmental, and psychological issues specific to international adoptees.
Services Provided
- Pre-adoption consultation and review of medical records
- Pre-adoption review of videotapesConsultation to prepare for foreign travel
- Post adoption medical evaluation
- Growth assessment
- Comprehensive developmental assessment
- Evaluation of psychological, social and attachment issues
- Testing for various infectious conditions as needed
- Referrals to community resources or specialists as needed.
We also have occupational therapists and speech and language specialists available in the Adoption Clinic if we have advance notice of this need. Occupational therapists assess the fine motor, feeding and sensory processing skills of children. Speech therapists evaluate speech and language development.
The Children's Hospital Special Care Clinic is a comprehensive and integrated primary care program that offers consultation, service coordination, inpatient attending services. This clinic specializes in treating children with special needs, including high-risk newborns and children with complex medical conditions, as well as siblings of patients with special needs. We offer consultation services which provide assessment and management strategies for community care providers.
