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Susan Byrd, RN (at right in left photo below) and Dr. Joseph Perno (at right in right photo below) led the tours of the new Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital After Hours Pediatric Urgent Care on Oct. 17.\u00a0(Photos by Charmaine George)\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital under construction in Wesley Chapel isn\u2019t expected to open until late 2027, but that doesn\u2019t mean the pediatric clinical and academic health system isn\u2019t making news in our area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Not only does Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s already have a specialty clinic open off Wesley Chapel Blvd., it also celebrated the opening of its first-ever pediatric urgent care facility in Tampa (which is located at 12220 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Suite B, near USF) on Oct. 17, with a North Tampa Bay Chamber (NTBC) ribbon-cutting event that included tours of the after-hours (it\u2019s open 5 p.m.-midnight on weekdays and 11:30 a.m.-midnight on weekends) and pediatric (under age 21)-only urgent care facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The tours were led by Susan Byrd, RN, the executive director of ambulatory services, Dr. Joseph Perno, the VP of medical affairs, and Chrissie Ladd, PA (in floral dress in top photo), for Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital. The NTBC ribbon was cut by the urgent care facility\u2019s first patient Shanella Fisher (with scissors in photo below).\u00a0<\/p>\n
And, the Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s OB\/ GYN Specialists Office located at 19707 Aprile Dr., Land O\u2019Lakes, was set to host another NTBC ribbon-cutting event on Nov. 18,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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