Emergency services now provided at Northwest HealthCare

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As of July 1, pediatricians with Washington University Physicians and St. Louis Children’s Hospital will provide coverage in Christian Hospital’s Northwest HealthCare Emergency Department, located at 1220 Graham Rd., in Florissant, Mo.

Kimberly Quayle, MD, Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine will serve as medical director of the pediatric hospitalist service at Northwest HealthCare. She received her medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine.

Northwest HealthCare offers the community 24-hour emergency care and a variety of outpatient services to complement hospital services.

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