Patients and Families

Childhood should be simple. But even when it isn't, we believe navigating our medical center should be. Whether you're coming for a visit to one of our Dodson Specialty Clinics or for a stay in our medical center, you'll find helpful information and resources to help make your family's medical journey at Cook Children's less complicated.

Appointment and visitor information for Cook Children's families:

Click here to get all the details before you visit a Cook Children's location.

Whether it's keeping track of your child's health information, learning more about a specific condition, navigating the health care system, or making a hospital stay more comfortable, you'll find lots of resources for parents, families and patients. Some of the most commonly used are our family medical planner, ask a librarian, and education classes.

Health Care Notebook Ask a Librarian Packets Community Classes/Events