WHAT WE OFFER
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) offers specialized pediatric care to our youngest patients and their families – ensuring they receive access to high quality patient care close to home. We have a dedicated inpatient unit (A6) for pediatric patients and also offer a pediatric outpatient (POP) clinic which sees children aged 0-18 years old and services the areas of Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Northumberland. The clinic’s healthcare team works in collaboration with our community partners and Sick Kids Hospital.
It can be confusing to know what to do when your child is unwell or injured. Read our guide on when to consider taking your child to the Emergency Department.
The services provided include:
If you have a child under the age of 18 and do not have a family practitioner, there is another option. The POP clinic is a nurse practitioner-led clinic with pediatrician support that provides urgent care for children under the age of 18. The POP clinic offers same-day booked appointment only from Monday to Friday.
Call 705-740-8055 after 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday to book a same-day appointment. A Nurse Practitioner will assess your child over the phone and inform you of next steps. Advance bookings for later dates will not be accepted.
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed: Saturday and Sundays and all statutory holidays.
PRHC Circumcision Clinic
Level 6, Pediatric Outpatient Clinic (POP)
705-740-8055, call after 10:00 a.m. to book an appointment
Pre-appointment Instructions
How to prepare:
- Please ensure your child is bathed prior to your appointment.
- Plan to arrive 45 minutes before the procedure.
What to bring:
- You must bring your Newborn Evaluation Form signed by the hospital where you delivered your baby, or by midwife.
- Documentation that your child has received a Vitamin K injection.
- OHIP card
Directions:
- Register for your appointment at Central Registration in main entrance of PRHC. Arrive early so you have enough time to register.
- Take the elevators to the 6th floor and proceed to the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic (POP Clinic).
Please note that blood work is not required prior to this procedure.
Dr. Benjamin Langer
About our doctor
Dr. Benjamin Langer is a family doctor and obstetrical surgeon who works with the Partners in Pregnancy Clinic in Peterborough and the Integrated Pregnancy Program in Sioux Lookout. He completed his medical training at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry in London, ON and his family medicine training through UofT at St Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. He spent five years practicing full service family medicine in Sioux Lookout, including emergency, inpatient, primary care and remote community work, before moving to Peterborough with his partner and children in 2022. In 2021 he became trained in obstetrical surgery, including performing cesarean sections, and in 2023 he worked with Dr. David Levin of Toronto Circumcision to train in the provision of infant circumcision. Starting May, 2024 he is providing circumcision for infants up to 2 months of age out of the PRHC POP clinic. He uses the Mogen technique.
Healthy Kids and Teen – A PRHC Wellness Program supports children, youth, and families in developing their own healthy lifestyle to achieve health at every size. Our person-centred approach focuses on building habits that are sustainable, healthy, and available in your local communities. We firmly believe in supporting individuals and families where accelerated growth is impacting their daily life. We provide a comprehensive assessment, ongoing medical monitoring, as well as physical activity, skill building, nutrition education and family interventions in individual and group settings.
This clinic gives families an opportunity to be discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) with timely follow up with a specialized pediatric team.
Provides families with newborns the ability to leave the hospital faster. Families can return to this clinic to see a pediatric nurse practitioner, and lactation consultant.
Treats families with premature babies for (up to) two (2) years to ensure the infant/child is meeting developmental milestones. This healthcare team includes a nurse practitioner, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, and physiotherapist. The team collaborates with Five Counties Children’s Centre.
PRHC’s POGO clinic in collaboration with SickKids Hospital and Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) offers access to specialized pediatric cancer care closer to home. Find more information here.
For children 18 years old and under with Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes. The clinic operates 3.5 days/week. Find more information here.
For children age 14 to 18 who are seen at the Pediatric Diabetes clinic for Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes, but are now old enough to transition from a pediatric to adult diabetes clinic. The transition clinic focuses on patient education and giving patients the skills they need to self-manage and control their diabetes.
Under the direction of Dr. McReelis and Dr. Yeung, this clinic provides infants at high risk of retinopathy with access to high quality care closer to home.
WHO WE ARE
The pediatric outpatient (POP) clinic is led by a specialized interprofessional pediatric team, including:
HOW TO REFER
A family physician or nurse practitioner referral is required for the POP Clinic. POP will accept referrals from Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton, Campbellford and Cobourg. Please complete the referral form and fax to 705-740-8004.
