SIH Foundation
Patient Care Fund · About this organization
What you get
Help with clothing, emergency lodging, meals, prescriptions issued at discharge or service and transportation home.
How to start
Your social worker sends the referral.
The details, as published
The Patient Care Fund lets an SIH case worker address an emergency identified when a patient is discharged from an SIH hospital or same-day surgery center, or after service at select SIH outpatient clinics. Help may include transportation home, discharge prescriptions, emergency lodging, clothing, or meals; there is no public self-application and current limits are not published.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
Patient Care Fund — lodging near treatment
The Patient Care Fund lets an SIH case worker address an emergency identified when a patient is discharged from an SIH hospital or same-day surgery center, or after service at select SIH outpatient clinics. Help may include transportation home, discharge prescriptions, emergency lodging, clothing, or meals; there is no public self-application and current limits are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Emergency lodging
- Meals
- Prescriptions issued at discharge or service
- Transportation home
Meals And Food
Patient Care Fund — meals and food
The Patient Care Fund lets an SIH case worker address an emergency identified when a patient is discharged from an SIH hospital or same-day surgery center, or after service at select SIH outpatient clinics. Help may include transportation home, discharge prescriptions, emergency lodging, clothing, or meals; there is no public self-application and current limits are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Emergency lodging
- Meals
- Prescriptions issued at discharge or service
- Transportation home
Medical And Insurance Costs
Patient Care Fund — medical and insurance costs
The Patient Care Fund lets an SIH case worker address an emergency identified when a patient is discharged from an SIH hospital or same-day surgery center, or after service at select SIH outpatient clinics. Help may include transportation home, discharge prescriptions, emergency lodging, clothing, or meals; there is no public self-application and current limits are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Emergency lodging
- Meals
- Prescriptions issued at discharge or service
- Transportation home
Practical Items And Home Help
Patient Care Fund — practical items and home help
The Patient Care Fund lets an SIH case worker address an emergency identified when a patient is discharged from an SIH hospital or same-day surgery center, or after service at select SIH outpatient clinics. Help may include transportation home, discharge prescriptions, emergency lodging, clothing, or meals; there is no public self-application and current limits are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Emergency lodging
- Meals
- Prescriptions issued at discharge or service
- Transportation home
Travel And Transportation
Patient Care Fund — travel and transportation
The Patient Care Fund lets an SIH case worker address an emergency identified when a patient is discharged from an SIH hospital or same-day surgery center, or after service at select SIH outpatient clinics. Help may include transportation home, discharge prescriptions, emergency lodging, clothing, or meals; there is no public self-application and current limits are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Clothing
- Emergency lodging
- Meals
- Prescriptions issued at discharge or service
- Transportation home
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: The fund can help pay prescriptions issued at discharge or after a covered service.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The fund does not publish a diagnosis or age exclusion, so a child with B-ALL receiving qualifying SIH care may overlap; access remains conditional on an SIH case worker identifying an emergency.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: SIH hospital, SIH same-day surgery center, or select SIH outpatient clinic.
- SIH hospital, SIH same-day surgery center, or select SIH outpatient clinic
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Illinois — Illinois — Illinois
- Southern Illinois — Southern Illinois
How to get started
Set up the ask for my care team
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- An SIH case worker determines whether Patient Care Fund help is available.
- Tell the SIH care team or case worker about the emergency need on the day of discharge or qualifying outpatient service.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- Access is tied to the day of discharge or service; no public intake window is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- No public self-application is offered.
- Participating outpatient clinics, benefit limits, geography, financial-need test, funding status, and repeat-use rules are not published.
- Which outpatient clinics participate and what current limits, funding status, and repeat-use rules apply?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Patient Care Fund · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Patient Care Fund · checked Aug 24, 2026