Healthy Habits: PM Pediatrics Telemedicine

 PM Pediatrics, the nation’s largest provider of pediatric urgent care, has seen its PMP Anywhere Telemedicine Program grow from fewer than 100 to more than 72,000 registered parents in the first five months of 2020 during the Coronavirus Pandemic. PM Pediatrics is headquartered in New Hyde Park, NY. 

The PMP Anywhere Telemedicine Program was launched in January as a pilot program in the Anchorage, AK school district, and had been planned to gradually expand over the course of the year.

“With the onset of the pandemic and the ensuing stay-at-home mandates, we saw the need to accelerate the rollout and quickly made it is available in all 13 states where we have nearby offices,” said Dr. Jeffrey Schor, co-CEO of PM Pediatrics. “We now can offer telemedicine to our patients as a way to connect to expert healthcare anywhere one of our more than 55 offices is located, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Washington DC, Texas, and California.”

Registered parents and daily visits have ballooned from a few hundred to more than 1,000 and have more than doubled every month from March to May. The average wait time for a visit is under four minutes.

A full list of PM Pediatrics offices is here. About PM Pediatrics  

Established in 2005, PM Pediatrics is the nation's largest provider of specialized pediatric urgent care with 55 locations nationwide and over 2,000,000 visits to date. Each location is staffed by pediatric emergency specialists trained in treating newborn through college-age patients for a broad array of illnesses and injuries including asthma, fever, infections, dehydration, fractures, wounds requiring stitches and more. The company's mission is to provide outstanding clinical care with a focus on minimizing pain and unnecessary tests in a unique office environment tailored for pediatric patients. PM Pediatrics accepts most types of insurance and features short wait times and convenient hours, 365 days a year. The company is proud to be an eight-time honoree to Inc. magazine's 500|5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. For more information about PM Pediatrics and a list of locations, visit pmpediatrics.com. Follow PM Pediatrics on Facebook @PMPediatrics, Twitter @pmpeds and Instagram @pmpediatrics.