Atrium Health Levine Children's Opens Region's First Exclusive After Hours and Weekend Practice
New practice offers pediatric well and sick visit options outside of traditional office hours
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 8, 2025 – Atrium Health Levine Children's is proud to announce the opening of the region's first primary care practice to offer convenient and comprehensive pediatric care after hours and on weekends. The new practice, known as Atrium Health Levine Children’s Pediatric Extended Care, will be open Monday through Friday, 5 - 8 p.m., and weekends, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. to serve the community and is the first of multiple extended care locations Levine Children’s plans to open throughout the greater Charlotte region.
“We have and always will be committed to meeting families where they are, with the best care possible,” said Callie Dobbins, senior vice president of Levine Children’s. “Recognizing many families have roles and responsibilities that can make it hard to get their kids to the doctor during the week, Levine Children's set out to create a first-of-its-kind solution with a practice dedicated to serving families with both sick and well visits during hours convenient for their schedules.”
This innovative approach ensures families have access to high-quality care for their children, even outside traditional office hours. New and existing patients can receive well-child checkups, newborn visits, treatment for illnesses or minor injuries and more, at a time that fits the needs of their family through scheduled in-person and virtual appointments.
The first practice, located at 9625 Northcross Center Court, Suite 201B, Huntersville, NC, 28078, addresses a critical gap in pediatric care access by providing a convenient location to families in Huntersville, Lake Norman and surrounding areas while also helping alleviate the volume at nearby urgent care centers. While any family can schedule an appointment at this location, additional Pediatric Extended Care locations plan to open in and around Charlotte in the near future.
This initiative is yet another way Atrium Health Levine Children’s is delivering accessible, comprehensive and family-centered pediatric care that adapts to the busy schedules of today’s families. Convenient care options outside of traditional primary care offices, including urgent care video visits, eVisits and nurse chat, are still available.
About Atrium Health
Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health outcomes through innovative research, education and compassionate patient care. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. A recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine is its academic core. Atrium Health is renowned for its top-ranked pediatric, cancer and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home and in the home. Ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in eight pediatric specialties and for rehabilitation, Atrium Health has also received the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize and its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, as well as the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care. With a commitment to every community it serves, Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all, providing nearly $3 billion in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits in 2023.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $6 billion in annual community benefits.