For Referring Providers

Co-Management and Referral Guidelines

To support collaborative care, we have developed guidelines for our community providers to utilize when referring to, and managing patients with, the pediatric specialists at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

• Referral guidelines: Outline when, how and under what conditions community providers should refer patients to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
• Co-management guidelines: Provide protocols for jointly managing patient cases between community providers and our pediatric specialists.

Allergy & Immunology  

• Pediatric allergy referral guidelines 
• Early introduction of peanut and other allergenic foods 
• Urticaria guidelines 

Cardiology 

• Pediatric cardiology referral guidelines 

Endocrinology

• Consult and referral guidelines
• Elevated TSH co-management guidelines
• Lipid management co-management guidelines 
• PCOS co-management guidelines 
• T2DM co-management guidelines

Gastroenterology

• Pediatric gastroenterology referral guidelines 
• Parent's guide to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD 
• Constipation in Children 

Genetics

• Pediatric genetics referral guidelines – Spectrum Health Medical Genetics 

Maternal Fetal Medicine 

• Maternal fetal medicine referral guidelines

Nephrology

• Consult and referral guidelines 
• Guidelines for pediatricians with pediatric renal transplant patients 
• HSP co-management guidelines 
• Hydronephrosis co-management guidelines 
• Pediatric hypertension co-management guidelines 
• Pediatric kidney transplant patient immunization guide 

Neurodevelopmental 

• Pediatric neurodevelopmental consult and referral guidelines 

Neurology

• Pediatric neurology consult and referral guidelines 

Orthopedics

• Pediatric orthopedics consult and referral guidelines 

Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

• Pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine consult and referral guidelines

Rheumatology 

• Pediatric rheumatology consult and referral guide