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Happy birthday, Waltham!
Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham celebrates its first birthday this month, and like many babies, it's grown quite a bit. The ambulatory center at 9 Hope Avenue opened last June with a single clinical floor encompassing 21 subspecialties, including Cardiology, which Julie Kinney and her son, Grant, were happy to take advantage of last September.
At Grant's three-month checkup, his pediatrician heard a slight heart murmur. While he didn't think it was anything to worry about, he suggested Grant see a cardiologist to get things checked out. He referred Julie to Children's cardiologist Jonathan Rhodes, MD. When Julie called to make her son's appointment, she was offered the opportunity to see Rhodes in Waltham and jumped at the chance.
"It's hard enough to travel with a newborn, without having to factor in finding parking, walking on city streets, and so forth," says Julie. "Waltham was the easier option. It's right off the Mass Pike and has great signage. We made it in just under an hour from our home in Plainville."
Grant underwent an echocardiogram, which Rhodes found to be normal. He suggested a return visit in six months. After the second visit this February, Grant was determined to be in the clear. And while Julie hopes she won't be returning to Children's at Waltham anytime soon, she would absolutely go back should Grant or her other son, Will, experience any additional health concerns. "It's a beautiful place," she says. "I just couldn't get over how nice it was."
Since last June, Children's at Waltham has grown significantly, adding Genetics and Communication Disorders services to the main building, and Physical and Occupational Therapy to nearby 20 Hope Avenue. A second clinical floor, scheduled to open this July, will have two ORs and a 10-chair infusion therapy center. Two more ORs will be added in the fall, and an 11-bed inpatient unit is scheduled to open in March 2007. So here's wishing Children's at Waltham a very happy first birthday! Stay tuned for additional updates as it continues to grow.
For more information, visit: www.childrenshospital.org/waltham.
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