Your Child’s Medical Home

A medical home is… simply good care for children and families. The idea, which started decades ago as a way of improving the care of children with chronic and complex medical problems, has recently spread to include all children and adults as well and has become part of efforts at reforming and improving healthcare in the United States. Specifically in pediatrics, a patient-centered medical home is accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate and culturally-effective care.

What it really means is that our practice is the central resource for all of your child’s healthcare needs. You have one doctor and healthcare team that knows your child best and coordinates all of his or her care. This team functions in partnership with you, the parent or guardian, because you know your child the best and are the most important part of the healthcare team.

We are now officially recognized as a patient-centered medical home. That means that we demonstrate the level of care we provide and continue to enhance and improve our care.

Your child’s medical home is:

We put the needs of our patients and their families at the heart of all that we do and how we do it. We strive to treat your family how we would want to be treated.

Care by a team of people you know and who know your child.

We track and manage all tests, referrals, visits to the ER or urgent care, specialists, as well as reminders for due or missing screenings, tests, or chronic condition management.

We provide the most complete, up-to-date, evidence-based pediatric care available, treating the whole child and all aspects of health and well-being.

We make sure we are available when you need us, with appointments at convenient times, a portal, and more.

We continuously monitor the quality of our care and your experience and work to improve both.

We are passionate about providing excellent care based on the latest research and guidelines: World-class pediatric care close to home.

We track your child’s need for care and notifying you when your child is due. We also track your child’s long-term health risks and act to prevent disease before it even starts!

We are dedicated to improving the health and lives of all families in our community, partnering with other organizations to educate and advance health & wellness in our community.

Your role in the medical home

You can make your child’s care better & appointments go smoother if you:

  • Are prepared at well visits to tell us how your child is doing in school and at home (sleep, play, development, etc.)
  • Send someone familiar with your child’s symptoms if he or she is sick
  • Bring a list of your questions and concerns to your child’s appointment
  • Be sure to get us a copy of your child’s medical records