Nemours opens $45M pediatric care center in South Jersey

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children showed off its latest outpatient location Thursday in South Jersey.

The $45 million Nemours duPont Pediatric office in Deptford is the Wilmington-based children’s hospital fourth care site in New Jersey joining medical offices in Voorhees, Vineland and Woodbury.

Nemours duPont also has a dozen medical office sites in the Philadelphia region to go along with its eight network sites in Delaware.

The Deptford project represents Nemours largest-ever investment for an outpatient care facility in the Philadelphia region.

“Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Deptford is a direct reflection of our commitment to keep care local – whenever possible – because we believe families deserve convenient access and continuity of care for their children, close to home,” said Dr. Roy Proujansky, Chief Executive of Nemours Delaware Valley Operations.

The 63,500-square-foot Deptford facility in Gloucester County features 29 specialty clinic exam rooms, on-site imaging, an ambulatory surgery center with two operating rooms and 10 prep/recovery rooms, a therapy gym and indoor therapeutic pool, plus its own playground.

The ambulatory care center is scheduled to begin seeing patients next month.

The center will provide outpatient pediatric care in 25 specialties including heart care, orthopedics, neurology, allergy and immunology, behavioral health, respiratory care and eye care.

Family amenities on site include a sibling care playroom, a cafe, community meeting space and a lactation room.

Kimberly Parkinson, site operations director for Nemours, said the center is designed to handle up to 500 patient visits daily.

The pediatric care center is at 1280 Almonesson Road near the Deptford Mall.

Hospital officials said the building and landscaping on the properties 33 acres was designed to preserve nearby forests and wetlands – enhancing the “healing nature” of the facility.

Whiting-Turner served as construction manager on the project. Array Architects designed the building. Anchor Health Properties was the project developer.

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal