November 7, 2019 – St. Louis Children’s Hospital is making it easier for families to see Washington University Physicians and access St. Louis Children’s services in South County. In February 2021, the newest St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center will open near I-55 and Butler Hill Road (5114 MidAmerica Plaza St. Louis, MO 63129) to offer nationally ranked care for children and teens in a specially-designed outpatient facility.
The Center’s design will be warm and inviting for children of all ages, with easily accessible parking and amenities. The 77,000 square foot pediatric facility will include:
- Outpatient surgery
- Imaging services (X-rays, ultrasound and MRI)
- Therapy services (physical, occupational and speech)
- Infusion services
- Laboratory services
- Pharmacy
- Safety Stop (child and home safety services)
- Snack bar/coffee
- Outpatient clinics, including:
- Adolescent medicine
- Allergy, immunology and pulmonology
- Audiology
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Genetics
- Hematology/oncology
- Infectious diseases
- Nephrology
- Newborn medicine
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngology
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatric surgery
- Psychology
- Rheumatology
This location is the second Specialty Care Center for Children’s – the first opened in 2015 near the intersection of Highway 40/64 and Mason Road in west St. Louis County and has served thousands of patients from the area.
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For 140 years, St. Louis Children's Hospital has provided exceptional care for children in all 50 states and 80 countries around the world. With its academic partner, Washington University School of Medicine, Children’s is consistently ranked among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. A member of BJC HealthCare, St. Louis Children’s Hospital follows one simple mission – to do what’s right for kids. That mission comes to life through medical discovery, innovative therapies and compassionate care. In 2018, Children's expanded with a state-of-the-art, 12-story medical tower. Children’s relies on generous donations to deliver specialized care for families in need, extend health care services to the community, and pursue research that promises to transform pediatric medicine. To find out more, visit StLouisChildrens.org, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Washington University School of Medicine‘s 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals. The School of Medicine is one of the leading medical research, teaching and patient-care institutions in the nation, currently ranked sixth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Through its affiliations with Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals, the School of Medicine is linked to BJC HealthCare