New Patients

Transitioning medical care can be difficult, but we are here to help. If you are a military family we know how stressful the frequent transitions in life can be. Here are some things to know before your first appointment.

 
 

Coming To Your Appointment

If this is your first visit to our office, completed new patient forms will be required. You will need to present your insurance card, photo ID and copay if required by your insurance company. Parents are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes prior to their appointment time to allow adequate time for all steps to be completed.

What To Expect

We review growth and development, perform a physical examination, and any other anticipatory actions, testing, and immunizations that are indicated for your child’s specific age recommendations.

Documents you Will need

  • Child’s full medical history

  • Vaccination Records

  • Insurance card(s)

  • List of questions

  • Your driver’s license, or valid photo ID

  • Family health history.

  • School Forms if needed

  • Sports Physical Forms if needed

Tips and Tricks

  • Arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time. We understand emergencies can happen but if possible give us 24 hours notice for cancellation.

  • Bring any medical records from other providers with you. If not we can complete a medical records request form at your visit.

  • Bring any medications (or clear photos on your cellphone) your child is currently taking.

  • Ask for refills, school excuses, sports physical forms, or shot records while at your appointment.

 

Our History

The Children’s Clinic, Ltd. was established in 1937 by Dr. Paul Hogg. The first office was located in downtown Newport News at 31st Street and West Avenue. Dr. C.W. Beaven joined him in 1942. The office moved to 29th Street in 1946. Dr. T.W. Caldroney joined the practice in 1953 followed that same year by Dr. O. Watts Booth.

The physicians were kept extremely busy alternating their time between office and hospital responsibilities. They saw many patients each day for well check-ups as well as sick visits in the office. The physicians were also responsible to the hospital for attending deliveries, taking care of well and sick newborns in the nursery, attending to sick patients in the emergency room and continuing their care if admitted to the pediatric unit. On top of all that, house calls were made to see sick patients after office hours.

The office moved to its present Main Street location in 1963. Dr. Hogg’s son, Dr. John Roger Hogg, joined the practice in 1968. After fulfilling his military commitment, Dr. Lynn P. Stockberger joined the practice in 1974.

The Children’s Clinic, Ltd. opened its first satellite office in 1973. The Denbigh and York County area was growing rapidly. An office was opened off Warwick Boulevard so patients in that area would have quicker and more convenient access to care. Dr. Bruce M. Kauder joined the practice in 1983. A second satellite office was opened in Gloucester to serve the patients across the York River. In 1985, Dr. Richard R. Brzeski joined that practice, and that same year the Denbigh office moved to its present location in front of Mary Immaculate Hospital. Dr. Julian H. Blalock, Jr. joined the practice in 1986, followed by Dr. Thomas H. Koerner in 1990 and Dr. Patricia Kaufman in 1994. The physicians at that time were covering both Riverside Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital. This included attending deliveries, covering both nurseries and emergency rooms, as well as covering inpatients in the pediatric unit at Riverside Hospital.

Some of the older physicians had retired or were retiring by this time. Dr. Elizabeth Broderick, boarded in both pediatrics and internal medicine, joined the practice in 1997. Dr. Margaret Blanchard followed in 1999 and Dr. Jon Griffiths in 2004. Around this time, both hospitals hired neonatologists to cover the deliveries and sick newborns. General pediatrics was becoming across the country more office-based and less hospital-based.

In 2007, the Denbigh office was expanded. Dr. Amanda Draper, after fulfilling her military commitment, joined the practice in 2008 along with Dr. Jessica Veeder.

Currently, the Children’s Clinic, Ltd. has three offices and eight board certified pediatricians. The physicians are on active staff at Mary Immaculate Hospital. The physicians are on courtesy staff at Riverside Regional Medical Center.

Hundreds of thousands of patients have been seen at Children’s Clinic, Ltd. over the years. Some current patients’ grandparents and great grandparents were also seen at the clinic. Pediatrics has changed over the years but our commitment to give outstanding pediatric care has not. We strive to give the same quality and compassionate care to our patients today as the first patients received at our practice in 1937.