Cedars-Sinai is expanding virtual health care for children and Spanish speakers in California through its mobile app Cedars-Sinai Connect, a fast-growing online option that allows patients to quickly access health care professionals for acute, chronic and preventive care.
Children ages 3-17 can access Cedars-Sinai health care providers for urgent issues, including cough, cold, flu or rash.
- Families can choose on-demand visits 24/7 or a scheduled visit 7 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekends for their sick child.
- A child’s existing pediatrician is kept in the loop through the Cedars-Sinai electronic health record.
Spanish-speaking patients 3 and older can choose a Spanish app experience.
- Spanish-speaking health care providers are available for scheduled visits 7 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekends.
- Translators can support patients seeking on-demand care 24/7 if a Spanish-speaking provider is not available.
- Spanish-speaking adults can access primary care in their preferred language to manage chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, anxiety, depression and obesity.
“Cedars-Sinai Connect has already helped thousands of new and existing patients easily access the high-quality care for which Cedars-Sinai is known from home,” says Jill Martin, executive vice president of Cedars-Sinai Medical Network. “The platform is helping us extend that opportunity to even more people throughout California who are coming to Cedars-Sinai for convenient acute or chronic care. These patients also gain access to our broad network of specialists through referrals when appropriate.”
The new care options for children and Spanish speakers build on Cedars-Sinai Connect’s initial success. Since the platform launched in fall 2023, it has helped more than 8,000 patients — from San Diego to Sacramento — access Cedars-Sinai care through more than 10,500 virtual visits.
