HRMC Kids

"To better serve the medical needs of children in our region, we are proud to introduce our new hospitalist program for pediatric services. A board certified pediatrician will be available within the hospital or on-call 24/7 to help with the delivery of newborns and assist or provide medical care to our children," announced HRMC President Jason C. Coe.

Pediatric Hospitalist physicians care for and manage the healthcare of newborns and children while they are in the hospital receiving medical care.

For newborn care, the staff Pediatric Hospitalists will attend all scheduled and emergency C-section deliveries around the clock, provide daily newborn exams and daily visits or rounds with parents and follow-up with the parents' chosen primary pediatrician. The Pediatric Hospitalists will be on-call for the staff taking care of babies in the nursery and will arrange and manage the process of transferring any newborns who may need the services of a NICU.

For children visiting HRMC's Emergency Department, the Pediatric Hospitalist physicians will provide consultation services to our staff Emergency Physicians. They will also provide pediatric medical management for pediatric surgical patients.

Any child admitted to the Medical Center will be visited daily by one of the Pediatric Hospitalists. The Pediatric Hospitalist will also provide daily updates with the child's regular primary pediatrician.

In 2006, HRMC introduced Internal Medicine Hospitalists who provide care only for hospitalized patients. Every pediatric patient can expect the very best medical care, delivered with kindness and compassion. The Hospitalist visits with their patients once per day and keeps the patient and their family members informed of diagnostic tests, the results and overall medical treatment. Upon discharge, the patient will continue medical care with their chosen primary pediatric care physician.

"Leading our team of Pediatric Hospitalist physicians is Board Certified Julio Guerra, M.D., FAAP," said Chief Medical Officer Kenneth Janowski, D.O. "These specialists provide expert medical care for children -- newborns through adolescents -- while they are inpatients at the Medical Center. Once discharged, the patient remains in the care of the family's pediatrician or family care physician. It's the best possible medical and patient care overall," continued Dr. Janowski.

"I love working with children," says Dr. Guerra. "I specialize in general pediatric medicine and have experience treating children of all ages from high risk infants to struggling teenagers. As a physician, there is nothing more gratifying than meeting a family's newborn or helping a child regain his or her health -- seeing those smiles as the family leaves the hospital."