Patient information related to chemical dependency, alleged abuse, attempted suicide or psychiatric cases will never be provided, nor will Cook Children's comment on circumstances leading to a patient's hospitalization.
Information on situations involved in litigation will not be released.
Law enforcement officials, Child Protective Services (CPS) and parents or guardians may ask that no information be released about a child.
Cook Children's officials cannot confirm or deny that a "no-information patient" is located at our facility, nor can we provide condition reports. In these cases, we work closely with CPS and public officials to be as cooperative as possible.
When a patient (or his/her parent or guardian) is a celebrity or prominent person, Public Relations representatives will issue periodic statements in cooperation with the patient's family, physician and nursing/clinical staff.
No information is available about former patients without written permission from a parent or guardian.