Posted on Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Nemours Children’s Clinic to Open Office in Destin
PENSACOLA, FL, July 3, 2006 – On July 13, Nemours Children’s Clinic, one of the nation’s largest children’s 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 Children’s 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. "We'll add other specialties and physicians to meet the needs of that community as time goes on," says Blanchard.
For almost ten years, Nemours Children’s Clinic in Pensacola and Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital have been “partners” in children’s health. The pediatric specialists at Nemours provide specialized care for children with complex medical and surgical problems, with Sacred Heart Children's Hospital providing acute care to Nemours clinic patients who need to be hospitalized.
"We are very pleased with the expansion of services by Nemours Children's 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 Children's Hospital in Pensacola."
Nemours (http://www.nemours.org/) owns and operates the 180-bed Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., and multiple major children's specialty centers in Florida, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
About Nemours
Nemours provides institutions and services to improve the health of children. Employing over 400 pediatric physicians, subspecialists and surgeons, Nemours cared for approximately a quarter of a million children during nearly one million encounters in 2005, making Nemours one of the nation's largest children’s health systems.
In addition to the many ongoing research, education, health and prevention programs, Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and major children’s specialty centers in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr), New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees) and many primary care pediatric practices throughout Delaware. Additionally, the most visited health care Web site online for parents, kids, and teens, www.kidshealth.org is a project of Nemours.
Nemours is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Florida, University of Delaware, Christiana Care Health System, Main Line Health System, Virtua Health, AtlantiCare Regional Health System, Baptist Medical Center (Wolfson Children's Hospital), Orlando Regional Medical Center (Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women) and Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Additional information can be found at www.nemours.org.
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