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What is a medically fragile child?

Medically fragile children are children who have a chronic or progressive medical condition that may become unstable resulting in a life threatening situation. Medically fragile children require care, support and monitoring by nursing professionals. Hope's Home shall consider the child to be medically fragile when s/he has one or more of the following:

Tracheostomy

Feeding tube

Seizure disorder

Mechanical ventilation

Life threatening / chronic condition that requires nursing care.