Pediatrics

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Commonwealth Health's pediatric doctors provide a full range of quality services to keep children and adolescents healthy. Our pediatric care team is dedicated to making children and parents as comfortable as possible, and providing a welcoming environment with friendly, caring staff.

Whether it's an annual check-up or treatment for a serious illness, our pediatricians take your child's health as seriously as you do. We offer a variety of pediatric care services, including:

• High risk neonatal follow-up
• Cardiology
• Hematology
• Neurology
• Rheumatology
• Immunology
• Endocrinology
• Genetics
• Nephrology and hypertension
• Infectious disease

Penn State Children's Pediatric Providers at Moses Taylor Hospital

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital pediatric hospitalists provide around-the-clock care, for admission, treatment, and consultation for hospitalized children (infants through 18 years of age). Penn State Health is committed to communicating with your child’s primary care doctor, and keeping you informed of your child’s progress.

Services provided to pediatric patients at Moses Taylor Hospital:

• High quality care for infants and children hospitalized for various medical conditions
• Consultations for hospitalized infants and children being cared for by other doctors
• Evaluation of children in the emergency department at the request of the child’s doctor or the emergency doctor caring for the child
• Care coordination with specialists at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, when necessary
• Facilitation of transfers of extremely ill patients to Penn State Health Children’s Hospital
• Assistance in identifying a primary care doctor for patients who do not have one, to help with ongoing care

FAQs

Penn State Health and Moses Taylor are committed to bringing the advanced care of Penn State Health to the children and families of northeastern Pennsylvania. Because of this collaboration, families are able to receive high quality pediatric services close to home.

When infants, children and young adults (through age 18) are admitted to Moses Taylor, their care is in the hands of Penn State pediatric doctors throughout their stay. Penn State pediatric hospitalists will communicate with you and your child’s doctor to keep you up to date on their care.

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