CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Regional is expanding its pediatric program. Expanded services include new pediatric physicians, a new larger pediatric clinic location and a pediatric hospitalist program to provide 24/7 coverage for the hospital.
Beginning Sept. 3, pediatricians John Licata and Christopher Dodd will see patients at Cullman
Regional Medical Group Pediatric Clinic as the newest members of the hospital’s employed provider group.
Licata, who is relocating his practice from Tuscaloosa, completed his medical degree at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia, and residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dodd completed his medical degree and residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is relocating his practice from Franklin, Tennessee.
“Bringing in new pediatricians underscores our commitment to provide high quality care for children and families in Cullman and surrounding communities,” said Lisa Courtney, VP of physician services. “And with a larger, dedicated clinic space, we are better able to meet the increasing demand for pediatric services in our area.”
Licata and Dodd will join pediatrician Dr. Andrew Jones in the new 5,800-square-foot clinic located on the third floor of Professional Office Building III on the Cullman Regional campus. It will feature separate sick and well waiting areas, 11 exam rooms, a whimsical child-friendly interior design and four office spaces for providers.
To round out the expanded outpatient pediatric care, Cullman Regional has created a new pediatric hospitalist program to ensure that specialized pediatric physician care is available 24/7. Pediatric hospitalist physicians care for patients in the hospital’s pediatric unit and can be consulted to see patients in the ER.
The addition of two new pediatric physicians, opening of a new larger pediatric clinic location and creation of a pediatric hospitalist program are all part of a priority initiative by the hospital to enhance women’s and children’s health care services at Cullman Regional. This initiative also includes the recent addition of six neonatology physicians, a Level II special care newborn nursery and adding more OB-GYN physicians to Cullman Regional Medical Group.
