Children’s Health Services

Erie’s pediatric program is a medical home where children
are cared for from birth to age 18.

At Erie, it’s our mission to ensure the health and well being of your children from infancy to adolescence and beyond. Need a school checkup? Coping with a bout of the flu? Why not take a look at the services listed below to learn more about Erie’s comprehensive health services to help your children get a healthy start in life?

Well-child visits

  • School and sports exams; annual physicals
  • Vaccinations
  • Hearing, vision and developmental screenings
  • Growth and Development monitoring
  • WIC visits
  • Tuberculosis and lead testing
  • Immunizations

Asthma management

Special needs children

  • Erie has close relationships with Children’s Memorial Hospital and The University of Chicago to provide health care to kids with special needs or chronic illnesses
  • Acute illness care/sick care/urgent care
  • In hospital newborn care
  • In hospital sick child care
  • Referrals for specialty care

Adolescent Services

  • Family planning
  • Contraceptive decision making support
  • Low cost contraception
  • Pregnancy testing
  • STD/HIV counseling, testing and treatment
  • Behavioral health counseling

Children’s Health Services are available at these
Erie Family Health Center locations:

Father and child

Affordable health care. Erie accepts Medicaid (including All Kids, Illinois Health Connect, Family Care and Illinois Healthy Women); Medicare and many private insurance plans. If you do not have health insurance, you may qualify for the following reduced fees based on your income. Please ask at the time of registration if you qualify.

  • $30 per visit for medical and behavioral health visits and $35 for oral health visits; additional discounts may apply if you need frequent visits
  • $10 per visit for Lending Hands for Life patients
  • $3 per visit for school-aged children who are uninsured and receive care at Erie’s school-based health centers and Erie Teen Center