All About The Program
We are an extension of the medical team and the family unit. Our coordinators fill a critical healthcare gap by streamlining care, communication and access to resources—free of cost—and personalized for patients and their families.
Little Heroes League is the only care coordination program embedded at top-ranked Level IV NICUs across the United States.
How the program works
Nurses and social workers are dedicated exclusively to these babies and serve as the point person to organize care for each of these children and to help the needs of their families.
Acting as an advocate for each baby, they coordinate multiple pediatric specialists, coordinate procedures and anticipate what each child needs. They are also adept at navigating the health care system, which can be a daunting task for parents of children with complex health needs.
They are the central contact and source of comfort for these families, whom they will also support by identifying social service and health care agencies closer to home, and conducting home visits.
Care Coordination Benefits
Care coordination
impacts babies
Reduces unnecessary & duplicative procedures
Reduces length of hospital stays
Reduces number of hospital admissions
Reduces Emergency Department visits
Reduces pain and enables more time at home
Accelerates development through critical therapies
Care coordination
impacts families
Reduces the emotional and physical stress
Reduces healthcare expenses
Fewer misunderstandings about medical care
Fewer missed days from work
Reduce travel to hospital
Improves discharge preparedness and home readiness

Program Impacts
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Babies are getting home (where they thrive) sooner from the hospital. Coordinated care shortens stays. Hospitals are more confident in parents' ability to care for their children.
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Children are staying home longer and spending less time in the hospital. Care coordinators help manage care at home and empower parents to provide effective care for their child.
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Reducing ER visits keeps kids home longer and avoids stress. Parents are more empowered to manage care at home
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Early Intervention is a critical community resource that maximizes the Little Hero’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social development. Our care coordinators ensure every patient is enrolled.
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Kids are attending critical appointments that keep them healthy and thriving. Care coordinators help stack appointments and find access to transportation.
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Activated portals means immediate communication access to providers and a single source of truth for the child’s medical history.
