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Children are not just miniature adults, but individuals with bodies and minds that grow at an amazing rate.
 In the first year of life, a newborn may grow from seven pounds and 20 inches
tall into a toddler whose weight has increased by 200 percent and length by 50
percent.
And, in that same year, that same toddler has learned to communicate, walk, eat,
drink, and play, and make his or her desires and needs known.
Although in subsequent years, growth in stature and abilities may not be as rapid and dramatic, mental, physical, and emotional development are. And, through it all, from infancy to adolescence, parents must see that this child is:
- weighed and measured regularly;
- receives his immunizations;
- has routine checkups to make sure he is developing well;
- cared for when sick or hurt; and
- able to handle the pressures that life brings.
Pediatricians and children's health care professionals provide comprehensive services for children of all ages. From specialized care for premature babies to routine checkups and well-child care, they have the expertise and experience to help parents give their children the right start to a healthy life.
About St. John's Children's
Hospital
St.
John's Children's Hospital is a "hospital within a hospital." It is
comprised of all of pediatric specialties and subspecialties, including
pediatrician offices in Springfield and southwest Missouri, surgery, neurology,
neurosurgery, intensivists, radiology, anesthesiology, allergy, ophthalmology,
orthopedics and otolaryngology St. John's Emergency Trauma Center is the only
one in the region designated as a level one adult and pediatric trauma center.
St.
John's Children's Hospital offers many additional services to children and their
families including:
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Children's Specialty Clinic in which a multitude of sub-specialists conduct
monthly clinics for pediatric patients;
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Behavioral health services;
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Home health care;
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Transport services;
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Ronald McDonald House; (coming soon!)
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Pediatric Outpatient Services (POPs) provides light sedation, short term IV
therapy, rehydration and chemotherapy for children;
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Child Life Specialists who serve as a resource for patients, families and
staff during a child's hospitalization.
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