The Department of Pediatrics offers a wide range of
pediatric medicine programs at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) and
staffs the nurseries of the University Hospital, caring for more than
10,000 inpatient admissions and over 1,200 newborns each year. There is an air medical critical care transport service
at ACH staffed by faculty in the Department of Pediatrics. The service transports
over 1,200 patients a year.
Physicians from the Department man outpatient clinics
operated by ACH on the main campus and in West Little Rock.
Additionally, the Department operates clinics located in the Dennis
Developmental Center in Little Rock, the Schmieding Developmental Center
in Springdale,
and regional outreach clinics in seven subspecialties in more than 35
locations around Arkansas. In sum, outpatient visits total over
170,000 per year.The Department of Pediatrics works closely with Arkansas
Children's Hospital in providing clinical staff and medical direction to
several cross-disciplinary specialty services including Transplant
Services and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service (ECMO).
Other specialized programs include the Asthma Care Center, state-of-the
art clinical care, education, and research; Sports Medicine PLUS,
specialized care for young athletes; and Kids Care, a general
pediatrics telephone triage service available to physicians in private
practice around the state. The Department also supports Kids
First, a multidisciplinary diagnostic and day treatment service for
between 500 and 600 medically and developmentally at-risk pre-schoolers
in 11 community-based centers distributed widely around Arkansas.
In an effort to expand access to its specialized care to the rural areas,
some specialties are also providing telemedicine services.
The Child Health and Family Life Institute (CHFLI), a
program in the Department of Pediatrics, addresses the medically,
socially, and economically interrelated health and developmental needs
of children with special health care needs and their families.The Department of Pediatrics provides medical direction
for and administers the Head Start and Early Head Start programs in
Pulaski County. Roughly 10 percent of the more than 10,000 Head
Start children in Arkansas are in the UAMS-administered programs.
The children receive education, health screenings and evaluations,
direct health care, and are included in model health programs.For
more detailed information, go to:
Physicians from the Department man outpatient clinics
operated by ACH on the main campus and in West Little Rock.
Additionally, the Department operates clinics located in the Dennis
Developmental Center in Little Rock, the Schmieding Developmental Center
in Springdale,
and regional outreach clinics in seven subspecialties in more than 35
locations around Arkansas. In sum, outpatient visits total over
170,000 per year.The Department of Pediatrics works closely with Arkansas
Children's Hospital in providing clinical staff and medical direction to
several cross-disciplinary specialty services including Transplant
Services and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service (ECMO).
Other specialized programs include the Asthma Care Center, state-of-the
art clinical care, education, and research; Sports Medicine PLUS,
specialized care for young athletes; and Kids Care, a general
pediatrics telephone triage service available to physicians in private
practice around the state. The Department also supports Kids
First, a multidisciplinary diagnostic and day treatment service for
between 500 and 600 medically and developmentally at-risk pre-schoolers
in 11 community-based centers distributed widely around Arkansas.
In an effort to expand access to its specialized care to the rural areas,
some specialties are also providing telemedicine services.
he Child Health and Family Life Institute (CHFLI), a
program in the Department of Pediatrics, addresses the medically,
socially, and economically interrelated health and developmental needs
of children with special health care needs and their families.The Department of Pediatrics provides medical direction
for and administers the Head Start and Early Head Start programs in
Pulaski County. Roughly 10 percent of the more than 10,000 Head
Start children in Arkansas are in the UAMS-administered programs.
The children receive education, health screenings and evaluations,
direct health care, and are included in model health programs.For
more detailed information, go to: