Less than one year after the groundbreaking, Mercy Kids Mid Rivers in Cottleville, Missouri, opened Nov. 17. Mercy Kids Mid Rivers is a 25,000-square-foot center focused solely on pediatric outpatient care, making it the first of its kind in St. Charles County.
Pediatric specialties at the facility include gastroenterology, neurology and sports medicine, child psychiatry and child/adolescent counseling services. Additional offerings include Mercy Kids Therapy and Development Center with autism-related programs, a pediatric rehabilitation gym, educational and screening programs. Beginning in January 2015, a pediatric walk-in clinic will provide care for those up to age 21.
“With this new location, we’ve followed through on our commitment to provide convenient access to general pediatric care but also specialty therapies, like behavioral health,” said Dr. John Mantovani, child neurologist and pediatric department chair for Mercy Children’s Hospital-St. Louis. “Ten to 15 percent of children benefit from therapy at some point, and Mercy Kids is unique in terms of such a comprehensive commitment to primary and specialty care as well as behavioral and developmental health.”
In addition to specialty and walk-in care, the facility will be the new home for Mercy Clinic Pediatrics-Mid Rivers (formerly St. Charles County Pediatrics) with six Mercy Clinic pediatricians and two pediatric nurse practitioners.
For more information, visit www.mercykids.org/cottleville.