New name for pediatric specialists: Children’s Specialty Physicians

Children’s Specialty Physicians represents more than 120 pediatric specialists and 23 specialty areas.

Nebraska Pediatric Practice, Inc. has introduced a new name. It is now “Children’s Specialty Physicians,” the largest group of doctors, surgeons and medical professionals in the region focused on specialty care for newborns, children, adolescents and teenagers. Children’s Specialty Physicians represents more than 120 pediatric specialists and 23 specialty areas.

Incorporated in 2008, Nebraska Pediatric Practice, Inc. grew out of an Institutional Affiliation Agreement between Children’s Hospital & Medical Center and the UNMC College of Medicine. The affiliation aligned the two organizations in a way to allow a shared vision for the future of pediatric health care.

Connection to UNMC Children’s Specialty Physicians are faculty physicians of the UNMC College of Medicine, and actively participate in medical education and research, in addition to their clinical practice.

“Children’s Specialty Physicians presents an unparalleled opportunity to ensure children across the region have access to world-class clinical care, treatments influenced by cutting edge research, and a future generation of highly trained medical professionals,” said Robert Glow, executive director of Children’s Specialty Physicians.

“With the formation of Children’s Specialty Physicians, we have been able to assemble a skilled team of pediatric specialists across a wide range of pediatric medical and surgical specialties, assuring that the children of our region can receive the full range of quality services here in the Heartland,” said John Sparks, M.D., chairman, UNMC Department of Pediatrics and board chairman, Children’s Specialty Physicians.

Children’s Specialty Physicians will:

• Operate primarily on the Children’s medical campus; and
  
• Continue to provide inpatient services at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, while focusing outpatient care in the new Children’s Specialty Pediatric Center opening Sept. 1.

The group’s skill and expertise coupled with a brand new building designed to enhance the patient experience and make outpatient care more accessible and convenient represent significant advantages for the region amid a nationwide increase in demand for pediatric subspecialty care and fewer specialists to meet the need.

“We expect Children’s Specialty Physicians to play a vital role in the health and wellbeing of children and young people across the region now and into the future,” Glow said.

To learn more, visit www.ChildrensSpecialtyPhysicians.org.