Children鈥檚 National Health System and Doctors Community Hospital have launched a new program that will increase pediatric emergency care at Doctors鈥� Lanham hospital.
Physicians from Children鈥檚 will now provide pediatric care in Doctors鈥� emergency department daily from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., according to a press release.
Children鈥檚 currently has a few primary care affiliates and two outpatient centers in Prince George鈥檚 County, one in Upper Marlboro and one in Laurel, but no emergency department presence. The closest Children鈥檚 emergency department is at United Medical Center in Ward 8, though that hospital is slated for closure by 2023.
“Our collaboration with Doctors Community Hospital is especially important because families in聽Prince George’s County聽will have better access to top-notch pediatric specialty care closer to home during emergencies when children are the most vulnerable,鈥� said Kurt Newman, CEO of Children鈥檚.
Doctors had 56,699 visits to its emergency鈥�
