Meet our team

Advocate Children’s Hospital is pleased to offer your child the support of our program and its dedicated, compassionate Child Life specialists, art therapists, music therapists, and educators. With advanced training, our team will work with your child throughout the hospital.

• Pediatric unit
• Pediatric intensive care unit
• Pediatric intensive care center
• Neonate intensive care unit
• Surgical unit
• Outpatient areas including the hematology/oncology clinic, radiology, and pediatric emergency room

Leadership

Melissa Cavanaugh
Manager - Child Life, Creative Arts Therapies, and Education Department
Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn | Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge
Office 708-684-4105
melissa.cavanaugh@aah.org

Denise Morrissey Chaveriat, CCLS BS
Supervisor Guest and Volunteer Services, Pediatrics
Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn | Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge
708-684 2265
847-723 5534
denise.morrissey@aah.org

Contact Us
Child Life, Creative Arts Therapies, and Education
Park Ridge: 847-723-7529
Oak Lawn: 708-684-4142
Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance Pediatric Outpatient Center
Wilmette: 224-266-9429