STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stanford Children’s Health, the largest Bay Area health-care enterprise with an exclusive focus on children and expectant women, has announced that Pediatric Associates of San Jose has joined its fast-growing network of care.
Pediatric Associates officially became a part of the Stanford Children’s Health family on Sept. 2, aligning the practice with one of the most comprehensive and sought-after health-care brands in America.
“It’s wonderful to welcome Pediatric Associates to Stanford Children’s Health,” said Christopher G. Dawes, president and chief executive officer of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health. “Their team has been a leader in caring for generations of families in San Jose and surrounding communities for more than 50 years.”
With a reputation for providing the highest quality of care in a fun and friendly environment, Pediatric Associates now has access to the knowledge bank and groundbreaking care and research protocols of Stanford Medicine. This further enables Pediatric Associates to deliver the most advanced care to the kids they see, and to make this care convenient for families throughout their community.
“Our greatest joy as doctors is seeing children live healthier, happy lives, and knowing that we have a critical role in their development,” said Pediatric Associates president Bryan Drucker, MD. “Joining Stanford Children’s Health will allow us to continue to ensure that our patients receive the exceptional care we are known for.”
Composed of more than 1,000 leading pediatricians, obstetricians, and pediatric and obstetric sub-specialists, the Stanford Children’s Health network -- with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford at its core -- is the largest and most successful network of its type in the U.S. western region. This network also includes partnerships, collaborations, outreach, and 200 services at more than 100 locations in eight states.
“At Stanford Children's Health and Stanford Medicine, we are committed to providing our community with compassionate caregivers and the highest quality of care,” said Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine. “We are delighted that Pediatric Associates is now part of our team.”
About Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Stanford Children’s Health, with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford at its core, is an internationally recognized leader in world-class, nurturing care and extraordinary outcomes in every pediatric and obstetric specialty from the routine to rare, for every child and pregnant woman. Together with our Stanford Medicine physicians, nurses, and staff, we deliver this innovative care and research through partnerships, collaborations, outreach, specialty clinics and primary care practices at more than 100 locations in the U.S. western region. As a non-profit, we are committed to supporting our community – from caring for uninsured or underinsured kids, homeless teens and pregnant moms, to helping re-establish school nurse positions in local schools. Learn more about our full range of preeminent programs and network of care at stanfordchildrens.org, and on our Healthier, Happy Lives blog. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is the heart of Stanford Children’s Health, and is one of the nation’s top hospitals for the care of children and expectant mothers. For a decade, we have received the highest specialty rankings of any Northern California children’s hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals survey, and are the only hospital in Northern California to receive the national 2013 Leapfrog Group Top Children’s Hospital award for quality and patient care safety. Discover more at stanfordchildrens.org.
