The Center for Children and Women recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of delivering quality health care to Texas Children’s Health Plan members. As part of the August 20 festivities, staff members enjoyed cake and punch and received a one-year anniversary token of appreciation. Patients and their families celebrated along with the team by donning birthday hats and stickers and delivering their happy birthday well wishes.
Since opening in 2013, The Center for Children and Women has provided state-of-the-art health care that incorporates a wide variety of services in one location with extended hours. Services include pediatric and obstetrics/gynecology care, imaging, a laboratory, behavioral health services, and an onsite pharmacy, as well as support from a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals.
“Texas Children’s Health Plan is proud of the exceptional care offered at The Center for Children and Women,” said Christopher M. Born, Texas Children’s Health Plan president. “The Center is revolutionizing the way CHIP and Medicaid patients receive health care by improving access, coordinating care, and providing the highest quality community-based health care.”
As a patient centered primary medical home, The Center for Children and Women has definitely made an impact on the Greenspoint area by delivering care to more than 7,006 patients in the last 12 months. That number includes more than 6,100 pediatric patients and 887 obstetric and CenteringPregnancy patients. There also have been 268 births since August 2013. The actual number of appointments in the past year may best demonstrate the Center’s true footprint in the community. That number totals more than 27,000, which breaks down to 18,000 pediatric, nearly 6,000 obstetric and more than 3,100 behavioral health visits.
During its first year of operation, the facility expanded its scope of services to include dispensing eyeglasses and speech therapy. Also in March 2014, The Center marked another milestone with the addition of dental services through a partnership with UT School of Dentistry.
In addition to other first year accomplishments, The Center for Children and Women earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Level 3 recognition as a Patient-Centered Specialty Practice for Obstetrics and Level 3 recognition as Patient-Centered Medical Home for Pediatrics. These recognitions further demonstrate the team’s commitment to patient-centered care and clinical quality.
“On behalf of the entire leadership team and staff of The Center for Children and Women, it has been and continues to be a privilege to serve Texas Children’s Health Plan members in the Greenspoint community by enhancing access to the highest quality primary care,” said Tangula Taylor, director of operations at Texas Children’s Health Plan – The Center for Children and Women. “Our extended hours and breadth of services provided in one central location makes it easy for our patients and families to achieve healthy outcomes for their lives.”