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We understand that leaving providers you’ve seen since infancy or childhood can be scary. As your child moves from pediatric to adult health care, we support your family in the transition. Our goal is to help you and your child find age-appropriate care with providers who understand the complexity of treating adults with childhood-onset disabilities. Please visit our Transition FAQs page for answers to questions you or your child might have as you move through the transition process.
The Transition Clinic at Gillette Children's
Our Transition Clinic is a part of the Complex Care Clinic and works with Gillette patients to support the development of a complete healthcare team into adulthood. Our staff works to provide life transition services that include:
- Creating a health care plan specific to your child’s needs.
- Helping your child manage their medical conditions to the best of their ability.
- Providing education and resources connected with legal, medical and independent living topics.
The first step to accessing adult services support is to make an appointment with the Complex Care Team by calling 651-310-1807 and asking for a transition-focused visit. Appointments take about two hours and include a comprehensive survey of your current healthcare to date and the initiation of a transition plan. We will continue to work alongside you and your family to:
- Create an easily accessible medical summary for future healthcare providers.
- Formulate an individual transition plan with specific goals based on their hopes and needs.
- Offer referrals or access to specialty health care providers, psychologists, and social workers at Gillette's Adult Services Clinic.
- Support you in finding primary and specialty care providers for adults.
- Identify a complete adult healthcare team in the community.
- Create emergency care and hospitalization plans as you age.
- Give direction on where to gain specific skills, receive training, and gather other important information.
Healthcare Transition at Gillette: What to Expect
When you begin the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare at Gillette, our experts are with you every step of the way. Read about Gillette's commitment to a successful healthcare transition.
- Learn how to identify your healthcare transition care team.
- Take a look at common milestones on the journey from pediatric to adult healthcare.
- Understand what provider credentials mean.
- Find adult care outside of Gillette Children's.
