UTRGV School of Medicine Pediatrics Clinic
UTRGV finalized a purchase in May of an existing shell building at 4150 Crosspoint Blvd. in Edinburg to house a UTRGV School of Medicine Pediatrics Clinic.
The clinic will allow Dr. Humberto Hidalgo, clinical associate professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and a pediatric pulmonologist, to expand the pediatric lung clinic he manages, as well as provide space for other subspecialties such as developmental pediatrics and pediatric neurology and genetics.
Families often have to travel to San Antonio, Houston or Corpus Christi to seek treatment or their children, said Dr. Robert Nelson, senior associate dean for Faculty Matters and chair of the Department of Pediatrics for the UTRGV School of Medicine.
“Many parents can’t afford the time off, or don’t have the transportation to do it,” Nelson said. “We’re excited about helping meet the needs of children in the Valley.”
The clinic will also be used in the future to train medical residents and medical students, Nelson said.
The approximately 9,000-square-foot facility will include:
- 27 exam rooms, which include eight pediatric exam rooms and one procedure room.
- Reception area.
- Waiting area with a children’s play and reading nook.
- Nurses’ stations.
- Physicians’ work area.
- Conference room.
- Laboratory.
- Injection prep room.
- Two private consulting rooms.
- Restrooms.
- Storage.
- A staff breakroom.
