Extended and Medical Care for Medically Complex and Fragile Children, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Extended & Medical Care

Dr. Julie A. Johnson, Medical Director of Rehabilitation Programs, with a patient.

Unlocking Potential. Improving Lives.

The Extended and Medical Care (EMC) Program is one of the primary services offered by Children's Care Hospital and School. We offer quality medically-based 24-hour programming for children ages birth to 21. Typically the children served in the Extended and Medical Care Program are referred by school districts and/or hospitals that do not have the ability to effectively serve the child. Therefore, the program is deemed the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) that will meet the individual child's needs. This determination is made by the child's interdisciplinary team.

"After six months of physical therapy with Becky Rippe of Children's Care through the Birth to 3 Program, our son Jackson is performing at his age level in terms of his gross motor skills. Becky was fantastic with him, and was ALWAYS very encouraging. We feel very blessed and thankful that we chose to have him complete this program."

– Trent & Melissa P., Parents