Nemours Children's Clinic to Open Office in Destin
Nemours Enterprise
Wednesday, July 05, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EDT
On July 13, Nemours Childrens Clinic, one of the nations largest childrens health systems, will expand its excellence in pediatric health care with the opening of a satellite clinic in Destin, Florida. "Extending beyond our primary location in Pensacola will provide convenience to patients in Northwest Florida," said William Blanchard, MD, medical director and pediatric cardiologist for Nemours Childrens Clinic. "Our goal is to provide a variety of subspecialty care as an extension of our main clinic. This is a commitment to our presence in this region, and we are delighted to be a part of the Destin area." Nemours employs approximately 135 people at its Pensacola clinic (located on the Sacred Heart Health System campus), including 26 pediatric physicians covering 11 pediatric subspecialties.
The new pediatric subspecialty clinic will be located East of Destin, in Suite 260 of the Medical Office Building at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. The hours of operation will be Thursdays, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Fridays, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. The doctors there will see children ages birth to 18 by appointment only and should be referred by their pediatrician or family physician. Initially, the types of subspecialties to be offered will include endocrinology, hematology/oncology, cardiology and general surgery. "Well add other specialties and physicians to meet the needs of that community as time goes on," says Blanchard.
For almost ten years, Nemours Childrens Clinic in Pensacola and Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital have been "partners" in childrens health. The pediatric specialists at Nemours provide specialized care for children with complex medical and surgical problems, with Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital providing acute care to Nemours clinic patients who need to be hospitalized.
"We are very pleased with the expansion of services by Nemours Childrens Clinic to better serve children in Okaloosa, Walton and Bay counties who have specialized medical needs," said Roger Hall, president of Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. "The expanded services of the Nemours specialists means the best pediatric care is closer to home for the families of our community, while also facilitating a seamless connection to Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital in Pensacola."
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About Nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.
Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.
Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.
