These clinics will now be offered at 3333 McIntosh Circle Drive, Suite 6, in Joplin on the Freeman campus.ÂĬardiology is provided by Mark Gelatt, MD Endocrinology/Diabetes is provided by Naim Mitre, MD, and Julia Broussard, MD Gastroenterology is provided by Charles Hodge, MD and Ding-You Li, MD Hematology/Oncology is provided by Gerald Woods, MD Nephrology is provided by Judith Sebestyen, MD and Rheumatology is provided by Elizabeth Kessler, MD. It is an honor to partner with Children's Kansas City, but it is an even greater honor to touch the lives of local families in such a profound way."Ĭhildren's Kansas City, a 1,832 square foot location, will offer seven specialties, Cardiology, Endocrinology/Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, and Telemedicine. This affiliation brings with it a new era in healthcare, allowing families whose children are sick or injured to gain access locally to nationally recognized, award-winning pediatric care. "By partnering with Children's Kansas City, we provide unprecedented specialized pediatric care to those we value most-our children. "Freeman strives each and every day to seek new and innovative opportunities that will improve the health of our communities," said Paula Baker, Freeman president and chief executive officer. In addition to the permanent location and specialists, the institutions will collaborate on clinical practices, including: sharing of data, resources, protocols and guidelines development and use of standardized pediatric measures and processes sharing of expertise in particular specialties and exchange of joint educational opportunities, all of which will contribute to quality care of our children and families. We value that partnership and know Children's Kansas City will complement the exceptional pediatric services already available in this area." "We are committed to meeting the needs of children in Joplin and southwest Missouri in partnership with Freeman. "We've heard from both families and physicians that their patients want access to our specialty services without having to travel to Kansas City," says Marshaun Butler, Vice President, Children's Mercy. In addition, each year hundreds of families from this area also traveled to Kansas City. For more than 20 years, Children's Mercy specialists have traveled from Kansas City to southwest Missouri/southeast Kansas to provide convenient appointments to local children. These new Joplin clinics, known as Children's Kansas City to help avoid market confusion, are an extension of Children's Mercy, a nationally ranked pediatric medical center in Kansas City, with full support of its 600 pediatric specialists.Ĭhildren's Mercy and Freeman share a commitment to providing area families with more access to high-quality pediatric specialty care. As part of this collaboration, Children's Mercy is opening a permanent location, initially providing seven specialty clinics, on the Freeman campus. Children's Mercy to provide pediatric specialty care at Freeman Health SystemĬhildren's Mercy announces today that it is affiliating with Freeman Health System to enhance care for children in southwest Missouri.
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