Ribbon-cutting for St. Louis Children’s Hospital at Northwest HealthCare

Ribbon-cutting officially marks Washington University Physicians and St. Louis Children’s Hospital now providing pediatric services at Christian Hospital’s Northwest HealthCare

Florissant, MO – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Oct. 19 to officially mark that Washington University pediatricians at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) now provide coverage for pediatric patients in Christian Hospital’s (CH) satellite Northwest HealthCare Emergency Department (NWHC ED), 1220 Graham Rd., in Florissant, Mo. The ceremony was held in partnership with the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce.

Kimberly Quayle, MD, the Dana Brown chair in pediatric emergency medicine and professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, serves as medical director of pediatric services at Northwest HealthCare, which began July 1. She received her medical degree and completed fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine, and completed her residency at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, including a year as chief resident. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine.

“We are very pleased to have our colleagues from Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital make access to world-class care more convenient for babies and children – and their families – in our North County community,” said Rick Stevens, president of Christian Hospital.