Partners In Care
Topic: Complex Care

Identifying motor development issues early on is highly beneficial to a child’s health and well-being. Gillette Motor Delay Clinic physicians Nicole Williams-Doonan and Marcie Ward are keen to offer their expertise, especially when it means earlier treatment for children who have motor delay or regression.

After years of patient and family interviews, surveys, and focus groups calling for increased support in Healthcare Transition (HCT), Gillette formally kicked off a Pediatric to Adult Healthcare Transition Initiative in late 2023, led by Tori Bahr, MD, and Rhonda Cady, PhD.

Gillette Children’s is fortunate and proud to have strong relationships with health care providers and organizations throughout the country. One partnership we value is with Southside Community Health Center in South Minneapolis.

Gillette Children's is excited to announce the Children and Youth with Special Health Needs Health Care Transition Learning Collaborative.

Gillette Children’s hand surgeons Ann Van Heest, MD, and Deborah Bohn, MD, recently hosted the World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb in Minneapolis.

Jennifer Laine, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, and Medical Director of Research at Gillette Children’s, has been elected to the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) Board of Directors.

Gillette now has three centers of patient care recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Patient Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP).

Planned for release in 2024, a new series of books by experts at Gillette Children‘s will provide in-depth understanding of conditions treated at the hospital.

As genetics continues to discover new conditions, detailed testing often finds genetic changes that providers and patient families may not fully understand. Our genetic counselors, geneticists, and neurologists assist with all aspects of genetic testing and discovery with a patient family.

Referring physicians have options for getting patients seen for illnesses, chronic medical conditions and developmental concerns.

The Gillette Neurosurgery team is proficient in diagnosing and treating a wide array of conditions. With the largest group of pediatric neurosurgeons in Minnesota, the Gillette Neurosurgery team takes on the full scope of conditions and concerns affecting the spinal cord, neck, nerves, and brain. The team also provides neurosurgical care to treat the secondary effects of complex conditions.

Gillette Children’s is leading the way in new treatments, medications, and therapies to help improve the lives of children diagnosed with rare diseases.

The process of transitioning patients from pediatric to adult care requires a thoughtful plan—one that provides patients and their families with the skills and empowerment needed to navigate their well-being.

Bisharo went from cheering Amatullah on as she learned to grab toys and books to watching helplessly as Amatullah forgot how to do those things—opting instead to keep her hands in her mouth. Amatullah soon started to miss more early-childhood milestones. At 6 months old, it became clear to Bisharo that Amatullah wasn’t nearly as active as her siblings had been at her a

Gillette Children’s has been named the first Level I Specialty Children's Surgery-Musculoskeletal verified surgical center in the nation by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Gillette Children’s is one of 15 institutions to receive the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF)’s Center of Excellence designation or redesignation.

Gillette Children's Tori Bahr, MD, has been named Associate Medical Director of Pediatrics.

Transitioning pediatric patients to adult care providers can be dangerous - especially for patients who have complex medical needs. At Gillette, an effective pediatric transition to adult care starts early and includes purposeful planning, partnership building and preparing patients and their families to navigate the adult healthcare system.

If you suspect your patient suffers from pulmonary aspiration, the Gillette Aerodigestive Clinic can help. Learn more about this serious condition and our multidisciplinary approach to care.

When parents report that their child does not sleep through the night or has other sleep disturbances, that can be a red flag in an appointment. Learn about the four types of physical pediatric sleep disorders, and how a sleep study can help provide answers.

Madeline Gagnon, MD, Complex Care Pediatrics and Ketzela Marsh, MD share the challenges of COVID-19 for medically-complex patients and families, as well as actions they can take support 'at risk' patients.

Complex care at Gillette focuses on centralizing and coordinating care for children and young adults who have chronic and complex medical conditions. Our goal is to maximize the quality of life for our patients. Instead of focusing on one primary area such as rehabilitation or orthopedics, we look at the whole patient, from head-to-toe. We use an integrated approach to assess current problems, anticipate future needs, and help with scheduling to ensure those needs are met.

In October 2017, Gillette opened an Aerodigestive Clinic at our St. Paul campus. Aerodigestive conditions involve disorders of the respiratory and digestive systems, including the mouth, throat, lungs and esophagus.

At Gillette, most of the patients we see have complex musculoskeletal, neurological and neurodegenerative illnesses. We know that our patients—through no fault of their own—rarely fit neatly into a primary care practice clinic flow. These patients require time and expertise that can be as scarce as the rarity of their conditions. That’s why Gillette is here. Treating these patients has been our primary focus for decades, and we’ve gotten very good at it over the years.