Navicent Health

On Aug. 25, Navicent Health employees gathered for the grand opening of the new Children's Health, Navicent Health. Employees had an opportunity to tour the new facility, which is housed in the same building on Pine Street as our Children's Hospital. A $400,000 donation from H.E.A.T., Navicent Health's employee giving program, helped make the center's relocation and expansion possible. e new facility features a large reception area, four triage rooms, 23 patient rooms and laboratory services. Plans are in place to expand many of the center's programs, including family therapy services, the Healthy Me Clinic, and the asthma and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit follow-up programs. e proximity to Children's Hospital, Navicent Health also means rapid access to specialty care and quicker admission to the hospital, if necessary. "e Children's Health center cares for kids who come from as far away as Valdosta," says Edward K. Clark, MD, Medical Director of Children's Health, Navicent Health. "Our new, bigger and better facility will allow us to serve more children and bring more services to area families." THE NEW HOME OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH, NAVICENT HEALTH Children's Hospital, Navicent Health hosted a Teddy Bear Clinic on March 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. e event was designed to educate children and their parents about what to expect during a hospital visit. Kids received a free teddy bear and visited various stations that were designed to mimic areas of Children's Hospital, Navicent Health. At the stations, children watched as volunteers gave each bear a registration band, checked the bears' vital signs, performed X-rays, and bandaged the bears' cuts, bruises and broken bones. "e Teddy Bear Clinic allowed kids to see what goes on inside the doors of a children's hospital," says Andrew Bozeman, MD, pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital, Navicent Health. "We wanted to show children that our hospital is a refuge and a place to get better—not a place to fear. Demystifying the process helps kids better understand what we do and helps relieve any anxiety they may have about coming to the hospital." e inaugural Teddy Bear Clinic was so successful plans are in place to make this outreach an annual event. CHANGING MINDS CELEBRATING HEALING TEDDY BEARS, From left to right: Heather Payne, Edward K. Clark, MD, Andy Payne, Mia Payne and Lucus Payne in the center. Lucus Payne has a rare diagnosis of Allan-Herndon- Dudley Syndrome, and he is treated at Children's Health, Navicent Health. Andrew Bozeman, MD, pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital, Navicent Health, prepares a teddy bear for a leg cast. EVENTS 4 | Impact | WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG/MEDCEN

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