News Briefs
Call for Articles and Newsletter Items
SPUC publishes a quarterly newsletter in order to encourage information-sharing between SPUC members and to spread relevant pediatric UC information. The newsletter is distributed electronically and will only become more valuable with member contributions.
Our aim is to highlight information that is relevant for those practicing pediatric urgent care in any setting—academic or private, stand-alone or hospital-based.
We are calling for articles and newsletter items for our next edition that fit into the following categories:
- Interesting case reports: Share your experiences with fellow SPUC members.
- Members in the news: Have you just opened your urgent care? Were you asked by your local news station to inform the public about this year’s flu season? Did you publish an article or present an abstract at a conference? Share the news with SPUC!
- Peds UC Updates: Share information about recent publications of interest, links to news items, and reports relevant to pediatric UC.
- SPUC Member Profile: Share your story with fellow SPUC members—how did you find your way to practicing pediatric urgent care?
- News and Events: Share information about upcoming conferences, forums, and trainings related to pediatric UC.
The SPUC newsletter is meant to be a collaborative publication—we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Editor Jennifer Johnson with any questions. Thank you for being involved!
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Research
Amanda Montalbano
amontalbano@cmh.edu
Clinical Advisor
Magna Dias
Diasm@email.chop.edu
Meeting/CME planning
Mike Moran
mjmoran@cmh.edu
Newsletter
Usha Sankrithi
usha.sankrithi@seattlechildrens.org
Membership
Usha Sathian
usha.sathian@choa.org
Relevant UC Updates
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's first hospital-based urgent care, Burnet Urgent Care, will be moving into a new, UC-only location in November 2015. The new location will allow expanded hours - from 9:00 am-midnight 365 days per year. Burnet Urgent Care opened in July 2013 and previously shared space with Same Day Surgery.
The move was prompted after Burnet Urgent Care saw 240% of predicted volume in its first year and continued to experience growth in subsequent years. Burnet Urgent Care is one of two hospital-based urgent cares at CCHMC. CCHMC also has three satellite hospital-affiliated urgent cares.
The CCHMC urgent care network sees over 60,000 patients per year; Burnet Urgent Care sees approximately 25,000 of those patients.
