Marks continuation of partnership with Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
On March 4, a new sign will be displayed in the Pediatrics Clinic on the first floor of the Durham Outpatient Center.
That’s when patients will have received notification in the mail that employees at the clinic will now be managed by Children’s Physicians, a Children’s Hospital & Medical Center entity. The new sign also will carry the Children’s Physicians name.
“The transition is a continuation of the College of Medicine’s collaborative relationship with Children's Hospital & Medical Center and the establishment of Children’s Specialty Physicians,” said Dean Bradley Britigan, M.D. “The goal is to more closely coordinate pediatric care across the region, which will in turn improve the quality of care that we are able to provide.”
Employees in the clinic transitioned employment to Children’s Physicians on Jan. 1. The five pediatricians who work in the clinic will remain part of Children’s Specialty Physicians.
“This group of employees has done a tremendous job in caring for children,” said Cory Shaw, CEO, UNMC Physicians. “Families in our community have looked to the Pediatrics Clinic to meet the health care needs of their children, and I’m sure that will continue to be the case in the future.”
The Pediatrics Clinic in the Durham Outpatient Center is the second UNMC Physicians clinic to make the transition to Children’s Physicians. The Plattsmouth Clinic transitioned its pediatrics program to Children’s Physicians last May.