Green Bay Reporter

A new facility designed to serve children and adolescents up to age 22 will soon open in Ashwaubenon. The Emplify Health by Bellin Children & Adolescent Center, along with the Children’s Wisconsin Ashwaubenon Clinic, is set to begin seeing patients on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 2550 S. Ashland Ave.

The center aims to offer a range of services under one roof, including behavioral health, adolescent care, audiology, disordered eating services, a pediatric lab, sensory room, all-abilities sensory gym and playground. A child life specialist and life skills apartment will also be available.

“Our goal was to provide a space for our children to receive care that meets their needs while being enjoyable and comfortable for all abilities,” said Dr. Hoyman. “The convenience of having many services under one roof means less travel time for families and better coordination of care.”

This initiative is part of a partnership between Emplify Health by Bellin, Children’s Wisconsin and ThedaCare. The collaboration focuses on improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents in the region through coordinated efforts and resource sharing among the health systems.

Dr. Hoyman highlighted some of the technology at the new center: “We are excited to introduce the area’s first EOS machine, which provides low-radiation full body imaging,” he said. “The center will also house a Kitten Scanner, which is a fun way for kids to be more involved with their health care by allowing them to perform their own MRI or CT scans on their stuffed animals. This helps them ease their fears before their own scans take place.”

Children’s Wisconsin will provide specialty services such as cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology (GI), hematology, nephrology, urology, therapies, surgery and complex care.

“We want our Wisconsin kids to be the healthiest in the nation, and we know we can’t do it alone,” said an official from Children’s Wisconsin. “By working alongside our Connected for Kids partner, Emplify Health by Bellin, we can further improve the health and wellbeing of our children.”

“The center and clinic will offer great expertise — and a great experience,” added Dr. Hoyman. “This facility will not only provide top quality health care, but also make receiving care enjoyable for our kids and their families. We can’t wait to get started.”