Children’s Health and PM Pediatrics Announce Grand Opening of Pediatric Urgent Care Practice in Northern Market

DALLAS (Sept. 6, 2018) – Children’s Health℠, the eighth largest pediatric health care provider in the nation and leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, announces it is joining forces with PM Pediatrics, the nation’s largest provider of specialized pediatric urgent care, to open the first Children’s Health PM Urgent Care practice, on Monday, Sept. 10.

Located in The Colony near FM 423 and Sam Rayburn Tollway at 5151 Texas Hwy 121, the all-new urgent care practice will be the first Texas location for PM Pediatrics, which currently has more than 30 pediatric urgent care locations throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Children’s Health PM Urgent Care has plans to open additional urgent care practices in North Texas in 2018 and 2019.

“The announcement of a new urgent care practice in the region dedicated to serving children reinforces our commitment to the community and to our mission of making life better for all children,” said David Berry, president of system clinical and scientific operations at Children’s Health. “With the opening of this new location, we are bringing to patients and families our long history of dedicated service and preeminent care in the community combined with PM Pediatrics’ demonstrated expertise in urgent care for children provided by board-certified pediatric physicians.”

Children’s Health PM Urgent Care will be open 365 days a year from noon to midnight to treat non-life-threatening common conditions in newborn through college-age patients. Dedicated solely to the treatment of children and young adults, the practice will be staffed by board-certified pediatric emergency physicians and pediatricians, and will feature an onsite digital X-ray, EKG and laboratory. In addition to treating a variety of illnesses and injuries, including fever, infections, wounds requiring stitches, fracture management and respiratory care, the practice also treats dehydration, which is particularly important during cold and flu season and when treating heat-related illnesses.  

“We are proud to be working together with Children’s Health to introduce our award-winning pediatric urgent care to North Texas,” said Steve Katz, co-founder of PM Pediatrics. “As the leading pediatric health system in the region, Children’s Health is the ideal partner that shares in our mission to deliver the highest quality of care to children and their families.”

About Children’s Health℠

Children’s Health℠ is the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the nation and the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, providing a full spectrum of health care services—from daily wellness and primary care to specialty visits and critical care. Holding eight disease-specific care certifications from The Joint Commission, Children’s Health has been consistently named one of the nation’s top pediatric providers by U.S. News & World Report. The Children’s Health system includes Children’s Medical Center Dallas, as well as Children’s Medical Center Plano, Our Children’s House inpatient rehabilitation hospital, multiple specialty centers, rehabilitation facilities, home health, physician services and the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern. For more information about Children’s Health, visit www.childrens.com.

About PM Pediatrics

Established in 2005, PM Pediatrics is the nation’s largest provider of specialized pediatric urgent care with 33 locations in the Northeast and more than 1,700,000 visits to date. Each location is staffed by pediatric emergency specialists trained in treating newborn through college-age patients for a broad array of illnesses and injuries including asthma, fever, infections, dehydration, fractures, wounds requiring stitches and more. The company’s mission is to provide outstanding clinical care with a focus on minimizing pain and unnecessary tests in a unique office environment tailored for pediatric patients. PM Pediatrics accepts most types of insurance and features short wait times and convenient hours, 365 days a year. The company is proud to be an eight-time honoree to Inc. magazine's 500|5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

For more information about PM Pediatrics and a list of locations, visit pmpediatrics.com. Follow PM Pediatrics on Facebook Facebook.com/PMPediatrics, Twitter @pmpeds and Instagram @pmpediatrics.