Under One Roof
Overlook’s new Pediatric Subspecialty Suite creates an ideal setting for multidisciplinary care.

The face-painting, costumes, activities, and snacks that marked last month’s opening of Goryeb Children’s Center’s new Pediatric Subspecialty Suite at Overlook Hospital say a lot about the spirit in which the space was designed: to be a place of health and of healing, where parents can turn to make sure their children receive the top-tier care they deserve. This has always been a guiding principle within Overlook’s Department of Pediatrics, but with the new suite in the MAC II building, the hospital is able to bring together multidisciplinary services—and more of them, too.

Here, a team of subspecialists—pediatric doctors who have received specialized training in such various areas as cardiology, gastroenterology, and neurology—have come together to elevate the standards of care, comfort, and communication. “Overlook’s doctors, nurses, therapists, and staff have always been great—we had that element in place already,” says Walter Rosenfeld, MD, chairman of Pediatrics for Atlantic Health’s Goryeb Children’s Center at Overlook Hospital and Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Memorial. “But in our old space, we were not able to provide all the services that we wanted and we couldn’t expand our services. The new Subspecialty Suite allows us to offer what we want and expand our services to have a greater number of doctors here, so it’s easier to get appointments. That’s what families and referring physicians want.”

Expanded services will include a new pediatric rheumatology division and an on-site pediatric epilepsy program. A large two-way mirror has been installed so that developmental pediatricians can observe children interacting with their parents in a natural, normal manner. And pediatric surgeons are now located in the same vicinity as other medical doctors to foster a continuum of care across specialties.

“These comprehensive and upgraded services allow us to do what we do best,” says Rosenfeld, “which is to work as a team and integrate services.”