World-Class Medical Capabilities of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Further Expanded to New Jersey Families
PHILADELPHIA /PRNewswire/ -- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces plans to expand its world-renowned pediatric specialty healthcare services in Atlantic County, NJ. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Care Center in Atlantic County, located in Mays Landing, NJ, will consolidate services currently offered at three existing sites into one, convenient, accessible location.
The new 18,865-sq.-foot facility will be located at 4009 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ, currently the site of Tom's Garden and Christmas Wonderland. The Specialty Care Center in Atlantic County will consolidate and expand services currently offered at three existing sites including: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Care Office in Linwood, and two Atlantic City facilities that house the Children's Seashore House Child Development Center and Emotional Behavioral Day Program. The Specialty Care Center is expected to open in late 2003, pending necessary approvals.
"The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Care Center in Atlantic County will enable us to extend the outstanding specialized care for which Children's Hospital is renowned, making our services more accessible to families in the region," said Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., president and chief executive officer of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Specialists from the main campus rotate to our Specialty Care Centers so that their expertise is even more readily accessible to the families we serve."
The main building is situated on 9 acres of land, and will house 12 pediatric subspecialties by approximately 14 physicians from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Subspecialty services will include:
-- allergy
-- endocrinology
-- otolaryngology (ENT)
-- audiology
-- gastroenterology/
-- phlebotomy
-- behavioral health nutrition
-- physical therapy
-- cardiology
-- general surgery
-- psychology
-- dermatology
-- neurology
-- radiology (x-ray)
-- developmental pediatrics
-- occupational therapy
-- speech therapy
-- ophthalmology services
-- EEG
-- orthopedics
Founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is ranked today as the best pediatric hospital in the nation by a comprehensive Child magazine survey. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country, ranking second in National Institutes of Health funding. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 381-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents from before birth through age 19. Children's Hospital operates the largest pediatric healthcare system in the U.S. with more than 40 locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
SOURCE The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
