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WNPC Chicago Second Floor Clinical Spaces

The second floor of the Doc Weston's South Side Clinical Building houses the full WNPC specialty clinic suite, following the established models from Baltimore and other sites with Chicago-specific adaptations.

Dysautonomia Clinic

The Dysautonomia Clinic follows the Baltimore pod model with dual-season temperature protocols. The clinic runs cool year-round (66-68F, matching Orlando's aggressive standard), but the winter adaptation is unique to Chicago: patients arriving from -10F wind chill undergo rapid thermoregulation shifts that can trigger autonomic crashes as dangerous as heat-induced episodes. The pods' individual warming options are used more heavily in winter than at any other WNPC site, because a Chicago POTS patient in January needs to warm gradually from dangerously cold to comfortably cool, and the transition must be managed rather than left to happen.

Summer protocols match Orlando's -- aggressive cooling, enhanced IV hydration availability, walk-in infusion hours used heavily during heat waves.

Epileptology Suite and Pediatric Neurology Wing

The Epileptology Suite and Pediatric Neurology Wing follow the NYC combined model -- seizure-safe throughout, tunable-spectrum lighting, extended video-EEG monitoring, ambulatory EEG program, age-adaptive pediatric zones.

The Pediatric Neurology program at the Chicago site integrates violence-exposure assessment as a standard component of pediatric neurological evaluation. The clinical evidence connecting chronic stress and violence exposure to altered seizure thresholds, disrupted neurodevelopment, and amplified pain perception is well-established, and in Englewood, ignoring this dimension of a child's neurological presentation would be clinically incomplete.

The Harlow-Keller Fund operates with particular urgency in Englewood, where the gap between what families can afford and what their children's conditions require is often the widest in the WNPC network.

Neurorehabilitation Wing

The Neurorehab Wing follows the Baltimore model -- flexible-configuration floor, sprung wood movement therapy area, modular PT tiles. The Chicago adaptation is seasonal outdoor access through an enclosed walkway connecting to the courtyard garden. Outdoor rehabilitation is available roughly May through October (similar to Boston), with winter rehabilitation conducted entirely indoors.

The rehabilitation program includes cold-weather mobility training similar to Boston's -- wheelchair technique on icy surfaces, walker safety in snow, and the particular skills that Chicago's disabled residents need to navigate a city that becomes significantly less accessible every winter.

Telemedicine Suite and Sleep Lab

The Telemedicine Suite serves the broader Midwest -- patients in Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and downstate Illinois who cannot travel to Englewood but can connect through the screen. The platform operates bilingually (English/Spanish) serving Chicago's significant Latino population.

The Sleep Lab follows the Baltimore model with soundproofing calibrated for Chicago's urban noise profile -- the elevated train (the L), sirens, and the ambient sound of a South Side neighborhood that does not fully quiet at night. The dual-climate HVAC system maintains sleep-optimal conditions (65-68F, controlled humidity) regardless of whether it is -10F or 100F outside.

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