Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and Nemours Children’s Health System announced a new relationship to provide advanced pediatric care to families in Pottstown PA and the surrounding communities.
As part of this collaboration, which began July 1, pediatric hospitalists trained and employed by Nemours will work with the staff on the inpatient pediatrics floor, provide consults in the PMMC Emergency Department, and attend high-risk deliveries.
Should a higher level of care be required, additional consultative services may be provided remotely via telemedicine by critical care physicians located at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. Pottstown will have access to Nemours Kids Transport, an emergency transport system designed to safely transport children to duPont Hospital for Children when the advanced pediatric services of a children’s hospital are required.
“Keeping kids local for emergency and inpatient hospital care eases the burden for families by eliminating the need for travel,” says Rich Newell, CEO. “PMMC is proud to bring an enhanced level of pediatric care to our community through our relationship with Nemours. This collaboration and the resources Nemours provides will be an asset for our patients.”
“At Nemours, we made a promise to do whatever it takes to help children grow up healthy and reach their full potential,” stated Mark Ogino, M.D., Medical Director for Nemours Partnership Network. “Working with the providers and staff at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, we can help children & families in and around Pottstown get off to a healthy start from birth by providing high quality specialized pediatric care in a community health care setting.”
Dr. Philip Cook will serve as the Site Chief for Nemours duPont Pediatrics at PMMC. Dr. Cook is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and licensed in Pennsylvania since 1989.
In addition, he is a licensed attorney and has been a member of the American Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 1998. Dr. Cook is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation.
