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Lurie and UPMC Join U.S. News Children's Honor Roll as Rankings Lean Mostly on Safety Practices and Resources

U.S. News named 11 Honor Roll children's hospitals for 2026-2027, adding Lurie and UPMC. See how safety and resources drive most of each score.

Medical Daily

Bears president’s family foundation makes $1 million donation to Lurie Children’s Hospital

Bears president Kevin Warren and his wife, Greta Warren, made the donation to the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in honor of his late sister, who died in 2014 from brain cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

A baby spent 36 days in an in-network NICU. Why did the hospital next door send a bill?

Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.

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Chicago mom fought Lurie Children’s Hospital for 3 years to get overbilling for newborn reversed

Illinois law bars insurers from charging out-of-network rates for neonatal care at in-network hospitals. But that didn’t keep it from happening to Brenna Kearney and her husband Casey Trumble. Only a reporter’s questions got things fixed.

Chicago Sun-Times

A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?

A family had more than $12,000 in medical bills they couldn't explain after their baby was delivered early. It turns out the doctors who cared for her worked at a different, out-of-network hospital.

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Lurie Children’s Hospital nurses at odds with management over potential to unionize

Leaders of one of Chicago’s most prominent hospitals sent a letter this month to nurses discouraging unionizing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fees for using MyChart? More health systems charging for some messages

Patients who ask for their doctors’ help through online portals might soon notice something new: fees for their physicians’ online advice.

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New center at Lurie Children’s Hospital to focus on early childhood wellness

‘It’s all about building the child rather than repairing the broken man,’ said Dr. Thomas Stanley, Lurie’s president and CEO.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lurie hospital proposes outpatient site in Schaumburg

In an application to the state, the facility said the new site allows it to close three other locations in the northwest suburbs while still expanding services.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: After a pandemic boom in child obesity, it’s time for families to recommit to health

Get outside. Eat healthy food. Keep moving.

Chicago Tribune

Lurie Children’s Hospital takes action after its gender development program is targeted on Twitter

Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has increased security and moved a transgender youth support group from in-person meetings to virtual ones after it became the latest children’s hospital to face criticism online over its gender development program.

Chicago Tribune

FDA panel recommends COVID vaccines for little kids, but questions remain about where they’ll be available

CHICAGO — Mary MacMillan is eager to get her 2-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19, once vaccines are authorized for young kids. But she has a lot of questions about how to get the shots.

Chicago Tribune

‘Lifesaving gift’: Baby with rare disease gets new heart at Lurie Children’s Hospital after 218-day wait

The transplant for 8-month-old Elodie Carmen Baker was done because the baby’s heart was failing. Waits for organ transplants are especially high for young children.

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