Waltham adds services, capacity


April 2007

			Waltham adds services, capacity
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			Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham opened two years ago, and has been steadily expanding its services ever since. Some of the most frequently requested specialties at Waltham have recently expanded to fully operating centers open five days a week.* These include: Orthopedic Surgery/Sports Medicine has 21 exam rooms and 20 specialists seeing patients. Otolaryngology has been seeing patients in a dedicated space since November, when it joined the Center for Communication Disorders, which is composed of programs in diagnostic audiology, speech-language pathology and cochlear implants, among others. Ophthalmology expanded its Eye Center in January, offering routine and complex care by nine pediatric ophthalmologists and two pediatric optometrists. Specialties include low vision, retinal electrophysiology and electric testing for newborns at risk for blindness. The center also houses Medford Optical, a pediatric eyewear shop specializing in making the process of getting fitted for glasses fun for babies, children and teenagers. Clinic hours vary by specialty. Services at-a-glance* Expanded specialty services Orthopedic Surgery: (617) 355-6021 Sports Medicine: (617) 355-6028 Otolaryngology: (781) 216-2100 Ophthalmology: (617) 355-6401 Coming soon A new inpatient unit with 11 short-stay surgical beds open six days per week. 10 outpatient infusion chairs, created to accommodate patients requiring a host of outpatient intravenous treatments, including blood transfusion, med infusion and allergy testing. Sleep Clinic with three beds with care provided by specialists from neurology and pulmonology. Headache Clinic with multidisciplinary care from neurology, acupuncture and Children's chronic pain clinic. Established and growing Four operating rooms Radiology (plain film, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, MRI and CT Scan): (781) 216-1100 Physical and Occupational Therapy: (781) 216-3670 Center for Communication Disorders Augmentative Communication Program: (781) 216-2209 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program: (781) 216-2215; TTY (781) 647-8913 Diagnostic Audiology Program: (781) 216-2165 Habilitative Audiology Program: (781) 216-2250 Speech-Language Pathology Program: (781) 216-2100 Please note: The new referral fax number for Children��s Hospital Boston at Waltham is (781) 216-2194.

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