Main Line Health Pediatric, Neonatal Care Transferring To CHOP

BRYN MAWR, PA — Main Line Health and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have reached an agreement to fully transition Main Line Health’s pediatric care and services from Nemours Children’s Health to CHOP.

CHOP doctors and advanced practice providers will care for pediatric patients at certain Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, and Riddle Hospital, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital’s inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department.

The pediatric nursing and ancillary staff currently employed with Main Line Health hospitals will remain in place.

Main Line Health and CHOP have already begun to collaborate, utilizing the combined expertise and infrastructure of the two organizations to deliver outstanding and convenient care to patients and families at Main Line Health suburban locations.

In April 2022, CHOP started providing complex ophthalmic care for premature babies at all four Main Line Health hospitals’ NICUs.

In May, care expanded to neonatal and pediatric cardiovascular services, including cardiology consultation, echocardiography, and EKG interpretation at Main Line Health hospitals.

Effective October 2022, CHOP will provide:

• 24/7 professional coverage at all four Main Line Health hospitals’ NICUs;
• 24/7 professional coverage of the Pediatric Unit at Bryn Mawr Hospital;
• pediatric coverage in the Bryn Mawr Hospital Emergency Department;
• neuro-pediatric services, including EEG interpretation and continuous EEG monitoring;
• and surgical consultation and bedside procedures for the Level III NICU’s at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Lankenau Medical Center.

In addition to clinical services, the affiliation seeks to bring the best of both organizations together for collaboration in pediatric training and education.

In July 2022, Main Line Health’s surgical and urology residents began fulfilling their pediatric specialty rotations at CHOP.

The organizations will also explore additional clinical education and research collaborations.

In the Fall of 2022, CHOP will open a new CHOP outpatient specialty care center on the Bryn Mawr Hospital campus.

The center will include 14 patient care rooms for cardiology, fetal heart, neurology, gastroenterology, and endocrinology specialty care.

Additional pediatric specialty services will follow.

"We are delighted to embark on this affiliation with Main Line Health, which will allow us to provide families with the best of both of our organizations," said Madeline Bell, President and CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. "Driving this alliance is our shared dedication to improving children’s health, and we look forward to working together to advance pediatric patient care."

"Nemours has been a valued partner of Main Line Health for 25 years; providing excellent care to our pediatric community," said Jack Lynch, FACHE, President and CEO of Main Line Health. "Now, we look forward to a long and collaborative relationship with CHOP in delivering comprehensive and convenient pediatric care, programs and services to our youngest patients and families everywhere. The expertise and synergy between our two institutions will lead to limitless opportunities, innovation and outstanding pediatric clinical care."