New Pediatric Clinics: A Regional Roundup
ccess to pediatric services
is getting even easier for
families! McLane Children’s
Hospital Scott & White is opening
more clinics and expanding existing
ones to better serve children in
the region. Here’s a roundup of
what’s happening, with more services
to come. Dell Ingram-Walker,
administrator of McLane Children’s
Hospital Outpatient Services, says, “A
lot of great things are going on! We’ve
been busy planning new pediatric
locations, and are very excited about
bringing these services to families.” n
A
Scott & White Pediatrics
at MacArthur Center, Waco
McLane Children’s Specialty
Physician Clinic, Temple
Pediatrician Harvey Spark,
MD, has joined Scott & White,
and along with other Scott
& White pediatricians and a
licensed practice counselor,
is now seeing patients at
2201 MacArthur Drive in Waco,
near the former Hillcrest
Herring Avenue campus.
Construction crews will break
ground this summer on the new
multispecialty pediatric clinic,
a five-story facility adjacent to
McLane Children’s Hospital.
A child-friendly environment
will welcome patients and
families, who will have access
to many pediatric specialties,
including: general pediatrics,
cardiology, child development,
child psychiatry, child psychology,
endocrinology, gastroenterology,
general surgery, infectious
diseases, nephrology, neurology,
neuropsychology, neurosurgery,
oncology (Cancer Center),
orthopedics, otolaryngology (ear,
nose, throat), plastic surgery
(including cleft palate) clinic,
pulmonology, and urology, in
addition to other specialty clinics
and services including audiology
and speech. A drive-thru
pharmacy will also be available.
West Temple Pediatric Clinic
South Belton
Pediatric Clinic, Belton
A new pediatric clinic at
Loop 121 and Highway 190
will replace the existing
Sparta Road Pediatric
Clinic in Belton. The new
clinic, which will have two
pediatricians and a nurse
practitioner, will continue
to work in partnership with
Lone Star Circle of Care, in a
brand-new, modern pediatric
facility that is expected to
open in early 2013.
Five pediatricians from the
main pediatric clinic will be
relocating to the new West
Temple Pediatric Clinic
located at 6684 W. Adams.
When the clinic is completed
in early 2013, they will have
9,500 square feet of space to
welcome patients and families,
in a brand-new, child-friendly
environment.
Hemingway Clinic, Killeen
Medical residents in Scott &
White's teaching programs
will participate in research and
education activities as part of
providing patient care to children
in the new facility.
Pediatricians and pediatric
specialists have been seeing
patients at this clinic for about
a year. The clinic is near the
Metroplex Health System
medical office building; its
address is 2405 S. Clear
Creek Road, Suite 310.
sw.org | Summer 12 The Catalyst
7