At St. Jude, the health, happiness and well-being of your child is our priority.
Most patients at St. Jude are treated as outpatients. This means they do not spend the night at the hospital.
They only have to be at the hospital for tests, check-ups, and treatments. We want patients to spend as much time as possible just being kids and teens, not confined to hospital rooms.
Most outpatient care takes place in the Patient Care Center (PCC) and the Chili’s Care Center.
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Each St. Jude patient is assigned to a clinic, depending on the child’s diagnosis. The clinics are:
- After Completion of Therapy Clinic
- Brain Tumor Clinic
- Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics
- Hematology Clinic
- Hughes Infectious Disease Clinic
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Clinic
- Medical and Surgical Sub-Specialty Clinics
- Neuro-Oncology Clinic
- Radiation Oncology Clinic
- Solid Tumor Clinic
- Transplant and Cell Therapy Clinic
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The following are some support services and specialty clinics that can help with your child’s medical care. Your primary care team will refer your child to these services as needed:
- Cancer Predisposition Program
- Clinical Nutrition
- Dental Clinic
- Dermatology Clinic
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Empowering Adolescents with Gynecology and Hematology Resources and Care (EAGER) Clinic
- Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
- EEG Services
- Endocrine Clinic
- Eye Clinic
- Fertility Clinic
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Clinic
- Gynecology Clinic
- Integrative Medicine
- Nephrology Clinic
- Neurology Clinic
- Neurosurgery
- Pain Management Service
- Podiatry Clinic
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Radiation Therapy
- Rehabilitation Services
- Surgery Clinic
- Vascular Access Team
- Wound Care Clinic
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New patients check in for their first day at Patient Registration. After that day, they can check in at Patient Registration or go straight to the location of their first appointment. Your child will get a patient identification (ID) armband each day. The armband must remain on your child while in the hospital.
You will get a schedule card listing the areas your child needs to visit that day. You can also see your schedule in the Our St. Jude patient app or in St. Jude MyChart. These apps provide reminders and notifications of schedule changes.
Remove the ID armband when your child leaves the hospital for the day.
The usual steps of your day are:
- Patient Registration, your primary clinic, or Diagnostic Imaging (depending on your schedule that day)
- Pre-Clinic Assessment
- Clinic check-in with patient representative
- Check-up by a member of your clinical team
- Treatment
Other steps may include:
- Special testing, such as x-ray, CT, or MRI.
The tests are different for each child. The staff will explain all tests to you. Test results are needed to diagnose your child’s disease or condition. The tests also help decide what treatments your child will need. If you have questions, please ask.
- Meeting with a psychologist, social worker, chaplain, or child life specialist
- School lessons in a hospital classroom
- Food and nutrition counseling
- Dental or other specialty clinic visit
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech-language therapy