Specialty Clinics Descriptions

Cardiac Clinics

A child can be referred to a cardiac clinic for suspected heart murmur, aortic stenosis, pulmonic stenosis, ventrical septal defect,  coar of the aorta or any other congential cardiac problem that requires diagnosis or intervention with a specialist. Cardiac clinics are staffed by public health nurses and physicians who are board certified in cardiology.

Hearing Clinics

A child can be referred to a hearing clinic for suspected ear pathology, hearing problem, speech/language delay, or a child who fails a hearing screening. Hearing clinics are staffed by public health nurses, audiologists, speech language pathologists, and otolarygalogists, who are licensed and/or board certified in their specialty. Services that are provided at the hearing clinic are tympanometry, pure tone testing, speech reception thresholds, and otoacoustic emissions.

Neurology Clinics 

A child can be referred to a neurology clinic for traditional neurological disorders, movement disorders, headaches that are severe enough to cause limitations of activity, seizures, neuromuscular disease, progressive deterioration, neurogenetic syndrome, or micro/macrocephaly. Neurology clinics are staffed by public health nurses and physicians who are board certified in neurology.

Orthopedic Clinics

A child can be referred to an orthopedic clinic for scoliosis, cerebral palsy, genu varum, genu valgum, knee problems, tibial torsion, back pain, leg length discrepancy, or any congenital orthopedic problem which requires diagnosis or intervention with a specialist. Orthopedic clinics are staffed by public health nurses and physicians who are board certified in orthopedics. 

Vision Clinics

A child is referred to a vision clinic for eye turn pathology and/or failing a vision screening. Vision clinics are staffed by public health nurses, vision consultants, optometrists, and ophthalmologists who are licensed and/or board certified in their specialty. Services that are performed at the vision clinics are examination of the eyes to determine refractive and medical problems.

Last Updated: 04/04/07
Last reviewed: 06/06/08

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