Media Alert: November 20, 2007

With the winter months ahead, parents now have an extra resource available. Presbyterian's newly expanded and relocated Pediatric Urgent Care is now available with ten child-friendly exam rooms, five full-time providers and seven pediatric nurses, seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Presbyterian Hospital, 1100 Central Avenue SE.

The new pediatric urgent care clinic offers kids care by pediatricians in a fun environment, and helping them to avoid the emergency room. The clinic is designed with an "Our World" theme that allows kids to feel safe when they are sick as well has giving them the opportunity to travel the world while visiting the doctor.

Presbyterian serves to improve the health of individuals, families and communities. Presbyterian Healthcare Services was founded in New Mexico in 1908, and is the state's only private, not-for-profit healthcare system. Presbyterian offers eight hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Presbyterian employs more than 9,500 people throughout New Mexico.