(Aug. 24, 2017) Pediatric care and mental health services for children are now available through Chesapeake Health Care on North Main Street in Berlin.
The new medical center offers yearly checkups, medical evaluations, sick visits, walk-ins, laboratory services, school or sports physicals and immunizations, and hearing and vision testing for infants to 18-year-olds.
“We want to provide primary care in the community, in a holistic way, that helps people to coordinate care for their child,” Beth Baldwin, a certified registered nurse practitioner at Chesapeake Health Care’s Berlin location, said. “What is good about going to the same primary care doctor [is] your child receives follow-up care and we keep all the records for school, camp or daycare [in the same place].”
Parents can access labs and immunization records on the user-friendly website, and also have the option to print them.
“All your child’s records are in one location. We coordinate all paperwork and it makes it easy,” Baldwin said.
Patients will be referred to specialists such as dermatologists and ear, nose and throat doctors, depending on their needs. Interpreters are also available.
“Generally, we will see patients through high school and help with the adult transition of care [records],” Baldwin said.
An attached pharmacy can deliver medications to Berlin, while offering patients a more reasonable price on chronic prescriptions, or a convenient location to pick up allergy medicine for children, she said.
Transportation services are also available, based on patient needs. Chesapeake Health Care drivers can take families to Baltimore or Washington, D.C. for specialist appointments.
Kim Meilhammer, a mental health therapist at the Berlin office, helps children ages 4-18 work through personal problems such as anger management, depression, suicidal thoughts, stress, poor self-image, social skills, or bullying.
Mental health specialists from the center also visit area schools to offer services across Worcester County.
“We have relationships with schools and are good in our field,” Meilhammer said. “Our experience [and] the qualities and specialties we have [make the services stand out].”
Another therapist, Kim Valentine, sees adult patients for mental health counseling. The Berlin location began offering these services just last month.
“You can receive postpartum [depression] help and bring your baby here for a checkup,” Baldwin said. “Anything we can do to coordinate care is beneficial.”
Chesapeake Health Care treats patients with or without insurance, offering a sliding-fee scale for the uninsured or under-insured, based on household income and family size. In addition, there are certified application counselors to help patients throughout the process.
Baldwin hopes more services are added to the Berlin offices, including adult medicine and OB/GYN.
“We hope to provide all care the community needs in Berlin,” Baldwin said. “The original goal was to provide more services here. We hope to expand the services in the future.”
There are 12 Chesapeake Health Care locations in Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties, including Pocomoke City, where adult medicine, pediatrics and mental health counseling services are available.
Appointments for mental health counseling can be made at Chesapeake Health Care on North Main Street in Berlin, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pediatric services are available Monday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On Thursday, Aug. 24, the Town of Berlin and the Berlin Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Chesapeake Health Care’s new offices in Berlin at 4:30 p.m. Mayor Gee Williams is scheduled to speak.
For more information or to schedule an appointment at the Chesapeake Health Care, call 410-973-2820 or visit www.chesapeakehc.org.
The new medical center offers yearly checkups, medical evaluations, sick visits, walk-ins, laboratory services, school or sports physicals and immunizations, and hearing and vision testing for infants to 18-year-olds.
“We want to provide primary care in the community, in a holistic way, that helps people to coordinate care for their child,” Beth Baldwin, a certified registered nurse practitioner at Chesapeake Health Care’s Berlin location, said. “What is good about going to the same primary care doctor [is] your child receives follow-up care and we keep all the records for school, camp or daycare [in the same place].”
Parents can access labs and immunization records on the user-friendly website, and also have the option to print them.
“All your child’s records are in one location. We coordinate all paperwork and it makes it easy,” Baldwin said.
Patients will be referred to specialists such as dermatologists and ear, nose and throat doctors, depending on their needs. Interpreters are also available.
“Generally, we will see patients through high school and help with the adult transition of care [records],” Baldwin said.
An attached pharmacy can deliver medications to Berlin, while offering patients a more reasonable price on chronic prescriptions, or a convenient location to pick up allergy medicine for children, she said.
Transportation services are also available, based on patient needs. Chesapeake Health Care drivers can take families to Baltimore or Washington, D.C. for specialist appointments.
Kim Meilhammer, a mental health therapist at the Berlin office, helps children ages 4-18 work through personal problems such as anger management, depression, suicidal thoughts, stress, poor self-image, social skills, or bullying.
Mental health specialists from the center also visit area schools to offer services across Worcester County.
“We have relationships with schools and are good in our field,” Meilhammer said. “Our experience [and] the qualities and specialties we have [make the services stand out].”
Another therapist, Kim Valentine, sees adult patients for mental health counseling. The Berlin location began offering these services just last month.
“You can receive postpartum [depression] help and bring your baby here for a checkup,” Baldwin said. “Anything we can do to coordinate care is beneficial.”
Chesapeake Health Care treats patients with or without insurance, offering a sliding-fee scale for the uninsured or under-insured, based on household income and family size. In addition, there are certified application counselors to help patients throughout the process.
Baldwin hopes more services are added to the Berlin offices, including adult medicine and OB/GYN.
“We hope to provide all care the community needs in Berlin,” Baldwin said. “The original goal was to provide more services here. We hope to expand the services in the future.”
There are 12 Chesapeake Health Care locations in Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties, including Pocomoke City, where adult medicine, pediatrics and mental health counseling services are available.
Appointments for mental health counseling can be made at Chesapeake Health Care on North Main Street in Berlin, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pediatric services are available Monday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On Thursday, Aug. 24, the Town of Berlin and the Berlin Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Chesapeake Health Care’s new offices in Berlin at 4:30 p.m. Mayor Gee Williams is scheduled to speak.
For more information or to schedule an appointment at the Chesapeake Health Care, call 410-973-2820 or visit www.chesapeakehc.org.