In December 2010 our practice became a Certified Medical Home. A Medical Home is a comprehensive approach to healthcare with the emphasis on the partnership between families and pediatric clinicians providing accessible care to children with special healthcare needs. It is a partnership that provides continuous care to the child, empowers families to make decisions, and enables the healthcare providers to learn from each experience to help better serve patients. To learn more about this concept visit www.pamedicalhome.org or read about the medical home project.

This website also provides parents with the opportunity to network with other families throughout the state of Pennsylvania who also have children with similar special healthcare needs. Simply click on the “parents and caregivers” button on the home page to connect to this web-based social network for parents. If you have questions regarding the Medical Home concept you may contact our Medical Home Coordinator, Patti Howell, at 570-647-6462 or e-mail at patti@ppnp.pcc.com.