[December 17, 2014]

South Bascom Pediatrics in Los Gatos Joins Stanford Children's Health Network of Care

Stanford Children's Health, the largest Bay Area health-care enterprise with an exclusive focus on children and expectant women, announced today that South Bascom Pediatrics in Los Gatos, Calif. has joined its fast-growing network of care.

The top-ranked team at South Bascom Pediatrics in Los Gatos, Calif., has joined the Stanford Children's Health network of care. Pictured L-R are: Christianne Strickland, MD; Patricia Ferrari, MD, PhD; and Mary Beth Hughes (News - Alert), MD. (Photo: Business Wire)

The group officially became a part of one of the most comprehensive and sought-after health-care brands in America on Dec. 1. Other recent top-ranked providers joining Stanford Children's Health include Pediatric Associates of San Jose and the Pediatric Group of Monterey.

South Bascom Pediatrics is now a member of a robust physician network that has satellite locations, outreach sites and primary and specialty care services throughout Northern California. Additionally, Stanford Children's Health services are available at more than 100 locations in eight states and receive nearly 400,000 patient visits a year.

"We're really delighted to partner with Stanford Children's Health," said Patricia Ferrari, MD, PhD, president of South Bascom Pediatrics, a group long known for providing high-quality care fr infants, children, teenagers and young adults. "This new partnership not only means better access to the specialist network at Stanford Children's Health, but an expansion of primary care services."

Expanding access and convenience for children and expectant mothers is central to the Stanford Children's Health mission. That mission includes a commitment to provide Stanford Children's Health well-care or specialty care services within 10 miles of every Bay Area family home.

"We enthusiastically welcome South Bascom Pediatrics to Stanford Children's Health," said Christopher G. Dawes, president and chief executive officer of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children's Health. "They have an extraordinary reputation for excellent, personalized care to the children and families they serve, and are a wonderful addition to our network."

"At Stanford Medicine, we're delighted that the continued expansion of Stanford Children's Health means that more children have access to compassionate, high-quality care close to their homes," said Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine. "We are happy to welcome South Bascom Pediatrics."

About Stanford Children's Health and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Stanford Children's Health, with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford at its core, is an internationally recognized leader in world-class, nurturing care and extraordinary outcomes in every pediatric and obstetric specialty from the routine to rare, for every child and pregnant woman. Together with our Stanford Medicine physicians, nurses, and staff, we deliver this innovative care and research through partnerships, collaborations, outreach, specialty clinics and primary care practices at more than 100 locations in the U.S. western region. As a non-profit, we are committed to supporting our community - from caring for uninsured or underinsured kids, homeless teens and pregnant moms, to helping re-establish school nurse positions in local schools. Learn more about our full range of preeminent programs and network of care at stanfordchildrens.org, and on our Healthier, Happy Lives blog. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is the heart of Stanford Children's Health, and is one of the nation's top hospitals for the care of children and expectant mothers. For a decade, we have received the highest specialty rankings of any Northern California children's hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2014-15 Best Children's Hospitals survey, and are the only hospital in Northern California to receive the national 2013 Leapfrog Group Top Children's Hospital award for quality and patient care safety. Discover more at stanfordchildrens.org.

The Stanford University School of Medicine consistently ranks among the nation's top medical schools, integrating research, medical education, patient care and community service. For more news about the school, please visit http://med.stanford.edu/school.html. The medical school is part of Stanford Medicine, which includes Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. For information about all three, please visit http://med.stanford.edu.

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