columbushosp.org 11 Inpatient pediatrics. The team provides routine care for hospitalized children. Team members manage common conditions, such as respiratory infections, dehydration, infant fevers and asthma exacerbations. They also offer consultations to other specialists at CCH and serve as liaisons to pediatric subspecialists at other centers when needed. “There are some situations where children require a higher level of care and need to be transferred to a larger hospital,” Kroenke said. “But we try to do as much care as we can here to keep the children local, as long as it’s safe to do so.” Caring for kids in the clinic In addition to providing infant and inpatient hospital care, the pediatricians with Columbus Children’s Healthcare offer comprehensive primary health care services in their outpatient clinic. Well-child checkups; immunizations; same-day sick visits; and management of chronic conditions, such as asthma and attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are among the many ways they help support healthy growth and development for kids of all ages. Whether they are providing care in the hospital or in the clinic, they say that being a pediatrician brings rewards. “It’s fun seeing kids grow up,” Kroenke said. “And you get to interact with the families and almost become a little piece of their family. We’re just trying to help them do the best job they can for their children by being a reliable source of information.” The team members say they also enjoy building generational relationships. Dr. Allen has been here for 32 years. She often thinks about how rewarding it is to now be able to care for the children of the children who were born since she started the clinic. “We are the faces you may see if any of your kids are sick or if you have a baby born at the hospital.” — Margaret Egbarts, MD, FAAP Be in the know Learn more about the Columbus Children’s Healthcare team at columbuspediatricclinic.com. scan The Columbus Children’s Healthcare team includes, from left: Margaret Egbarts, MD, FAAP; Jon Kroenke, MD, FAAP; Hannah Wegener, APRN, CPNP-AC; Rachel Magana, PA-C; David Rohwer, MD, FAAP; and Kimberly Allen, DO, FAAP.
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