Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Pediatric Health Choice Opens Haines City, FL Facility

Child Care Specialist Plans 20 to 30 New Jobs for Area

HAINES CITY, FL—Jay Rohr of MetroOne, Inc. announces the opening of Pediatric Health Choice, a child health care specialist at Green Medical Center, 306 South 10th Street in Haines City, FL. (site map, top right)

Jay was the broker for the transaction and is part owner of the building.

“This is a wonderful service for the children and a huge convenience for parents. The alternatives are that the parent stays home with the child or the child is hospitalized.” notes Rohr.

PHC provides a One-Stop Care Coordination Model that enables physicians, discharge planners and case managers to easily order all needed services and continuity of patient care upon discharge from the physician or hospital.

The facility offers prescribed extended care for children with medically complex needs; infusion, physical, speech, nutrition, occupational and respiratory therapies; specialty injectables; case management and disease management; nursing visits; and private duty and/or skilled nursing services.
“It’s the best thing for the child who can be discharged from the hospital sooner and still obtain the prescribed medical care in a more relaxed environment” says Deborah Fraze, PHC’s vice president of clinical services.

The facility is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week. Most children arrive for a few hours of treatment or therapy, then leave with their parents. Others remain at the facility until their parents pick them up at the end of the day.

“We are adjustable on hours and can remain operational up to 12 hours a day, depending on the child’s needs,” notes Fraze.

The Haines City facility currently has an eight-person staff and plans to increase its work force shortly to about 20 professionals and support staff.

“We are looking possibly at 20 to 30 new jobs for the area,” says Fraze.

Mark Woodard, a health care professional from Lakeland, FL, is the administrator for the Haines City location.

Other PHC facilities in Florida, besides Haines City are located at Lakeland, Tampa, Sarasota, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Orlando, Ocala, Daytona Beach and Gainesville. The nearby Lakeland facility opened in 1996.

Besides Pediatric Health Choice, the 306 South 10th St. building has another medical services tenant – At Home Companions. That company provides nursing services to patients in their homes.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, a third tenant, occupies 9,100 square feet. About 3,000 square feet are available for lease. That space is “perfect for a pediatrics practice,” says Rohr.

“This building was the first clinic in the area with Dr. David J. Green; then a medical office; and now it’s completely renovated and again providing much needed services and jobs in the Haines City area,” says Rohr.

The building is three blocks south of U.S. 17 (Hinson Avenue) overlooking Lake Eva Park. Rohr says the Haines City/Davenport area is projected to continue its high-growth rate as the Orlando metropolitan area expands down the Interstate 4 corridor and Tampa presses eastward past Lakeland.

For more information on the Haines City facility, please contact:

Mark Woodard, Administrator, Pediatric Health Choice, 863 422 9050 or e-mail, Mwoodard@PediatricHC.com.

For more information on leasing, please contact:

Jay Rohr, CRE, MetroOne Inc., 427 S. New York Ave., Suite 201-C, Winter Park, FL 32789. PH 407 629 6001. E-mail, jayrohr@earthlink.net.

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