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We have hospital and clinical services available on Galveston Island and the surrounding communities. Our clinics offer leading-edge academic primary, specialty and urgent care. Our urgent care clinics have pediatricians available to address any child’s urgent health care needs. In order to give all patients the earliest possible appointment, we respectfully request that if you must cancel, you cancel 24 hours in advance of your appointment date and time.

The UTMB Children’s Hospital in Galveston offers leading edge knowledge and over 120 years of experience in one of the finest academic settings in the nation. The fully redesigned hospital and child life program reflect an attention to detail that matters to children. We offer the whimsy and serenity of an ocean/island design with special spaces for toddlers, older children and teenagers to play, relax and spend time with loved ones.

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  • Pediatric Primary and Specialty Care Clinic, Galveston Island East
    400 Harborside Drive Suite 103
    Phone: (409) 772-3695 or toll free (888) 886-2543
    Referral Fax: (409) 772-3680

    Clinic Hours
    M–F: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
    Specialty Care Clinic only - 1st and 3rd Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.

    Dr. Rupp is the Medical Director for Island Pedi East. This location provides both Primary Care and Specialty Care services to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age.
    In addition to general pediatric care, we provide services for: We also offer:
    • Opportunities to participate in cutting edge clinical trials
    • Studies of new vaccines
    • Literacy promotion through Reach Out and Read and Island Pedi Book Club
    • Faculty working on the forefront of primary care innovation
    • Treatment and prevention strategies using the newest practice guidelines
    • Close collaboration with a broad spectrum of specialists and therapists ensuring high level of care
    • Academic environment ensuring the most up-to-date diagnostic and evaluation tools
    • Providing patients with newest vaccines and vaccine information to assist in keeping their children healthy
  • Pediatric Primary Care and Urgent Care Clinic, Galveston Island West

    Hours subject to change during COVID-19 Surges. Call to confirm.

    Located at 6416 Broadway, take the 61st street exit, located on the north side. 
    Phone: (409) 744-2240 or (888) 886-2543
    Referral Fax: (409) 772-3680

    Dr. Rupp is the Medical Director for Island Pedi West. This location offers both Primary Care and Urgent Care Clinics. We provide services to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age.

    Primary Care Clinic
    Hours:
    Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. 

    Urgent Care Clinic Hours - 

    HOURS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DURING COVID-19 SURGES. CALL TO CONFIRM.
    Radiology and Point of Care testing available
    Pediatrician always on site

    Weekday Hours: By Appointment only: Monday: 8am - 3pm AND Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 1pm - 3pm AND Friday 9am - 3pm 
    Weekday Walk-in Hours: 3:00 - 10:00 p.m. 
    Weekend Hours: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
    Most Holidays: 12 noon - 8 p.m.


    In addition to general pediatric care, we provide services for:

    • ADD/ADHD
    • Developmental Assessments
    • Childhood Infections
    • Obesity
    • School Problems

    We also offer:

    • Opportunities to participate in cutting edge clinical trials
    • Studies of new vaccines
    • Faculty working on the forefront of primary care innovation
    • Treatment and prevention strategies using the newest practice guidelines
    • Close collaboration with a broad spectrum of specialists and therapists ensuring high level of care
    • Academic environment ensuring the most up-to-date diagnostic and evaluation tools
    • Providing patients with newest vaccines and vaccine information to assist in keeping their children healthy
  • Pediatric Primary Care and Specialty Care Clinic, League City (Bay Colony)
    2785 Gulf Freeway South, Suite 2.200 (second floor)
    M–F: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.;HOURS are subject to change during COVID-19 surges
    (409) 772-3695 or (888) 886-2543  
    Referral Fax (409) 772-3680

    This clinic provides both Primary Care and Specialty Care services to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age. All services are provided in a family-centered setting with specialized education and support to optimize care and outcomes.
    This clinic is a state-of-the-art facility. Faculty and resident pediatricians are present in this location, providing care for infants and children from the newborn period through adolescence. As in our other locations (Island Pediatrics East and West), there are opportunities for families to participate in clinical studies, including those for vaccines.

    If you are interested in receiving your pediatric health care services at this mainland location instead of one of our island based clinics, please let us know when you call.

    Services:
     Also:
    • Breast feeding education
    • Clinical trial opportunities
    • Gynecological examination
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
     
  • John Sealy Children's Hospital
    nurse_boy-with-cowboy-hat-in-bed301 8th St, Galveston, TX 77550
    9th floor
    (409) 772-1011
    Open 24 hours

    The UTMB Children’s Hospital in Galveston offers leading edge knowledge and over 120 years of experience in one of the finest academic settings in the nation. The fully redesigned hospital and child life program reflects an attention to all the details that matter to children, offering the whimsy and serenity of an ocean/island design along with many special spaces for toddlers, older children and teenagers to play, relax, unwind and spend time with family members. UTMB Health offers advanced general inpatient care for ill children, as well as specialty inpatient care for children with serious medical conditions. Our pediatric hospitalists, attending faculty physicians, nurses, residents, students and staff provide state-of-the-art clinical care and the emotional support that is essential during a hospital stay. Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) offers critical care services for infants, children and adolescents with severe illnesses or injuries. We can arrange emergency helicopter transport when needed to serve the most seriously ill children in our region.
    More on the Children's Hospital
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Critical Care
    Part of John Sealy Hospital
    301 8th St, Galveston, TX 77550
    (409) 772-1011
    Open 24 hours, call for visiting hours

    Pediatric Critical Care is responsible for the evaluation and management of critically ill newborns, infants, children and adolescents with medical or surgical problems.

    We have outstanding physicians ready to provide the highest standard of care using the latest innovations and research available.  

  • Labor, Delivery and Recovery Mother/Baby Suites - Galveston Campus

    John Sealy Hospital

    301 8th Street, 3rd floor
    Galveston, TX 77555
    (409) 772-2893

    UTMB's Galveston Labor & Delivery is currently a 35-bed unit specializing in the care of pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum stages of their pregnancy. We deliver approximately 5,500 babies per year.

    We'd love to share our newest addition with you and your baby. Our newly renovated unit includes spacious birthing suites that offer a “family-centered” birth experience, allowing the family to experience the entire birth process – labor, delivery, and recovery – in a single area. These rooms can comfortably accommodate family members and caregivers including physicians, midwives, nurses, and the pediatric team.

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    Because safety for mother and baby is always the first consideration, all birthing suites are equipped with everything needed for a safe and healthy delivery. Plus, we've added a few extras to make the event one that is comfortable and easy to share with the chosen loved ones, including convertible sleep chairs, flat-screen TV, and a private bathroom with walk-in shower.

    Our newly renovated Labor & Delivery unit contains:

    • 20 birthing suites for labor, delivery, and recovery
    • 2 ICU beds for critically ill OB mothers
    • 4 bed PACU
    • 5 triage rooms
    • 4 dedicated OR suites
    • Infant secured unit

  • Labor, Delivery and Recovery Mother/Baby Rooms - Clear Lake Campus
    UTMB Clear Lake Campus

    200 Blossom Street
    5th floor

    (832) 632-7539

    UTMB Clear Lake Campus offers exceptional care for mothers and their healthy newborns in spacious LDRP rooms. Here, families stay in the same room throughout their birthing experience and Mother-Baby stay.

    Our new Labor, Delivery, Recovery Mother/Baby Rooms contains:

    • Birthing suites designed with significant input from patients, nursing staff and physicians
    • Oversized room for mom and baby to stay together
    • Large, private bathroom in each room designed to accommodate mom’s personal belongings
    • Free Wi-Fi, comfortable sofa-bed, rocking glider chair, oversized windows
    • Controlled lighting in each area of the room (mom’s bed, bassinet area, family area)
    • Nursery with private “teaching” room
    • Additional counter space for mom’s flowers and gifts
    • Nurse practitioner (Neonatal) on staff 24/7
  • Labor, Delivery and Recovery Mother/Baby Rooms - Angleton Danbury Campus -

    Peklo Women's Pavilion

    132 E. Hospital Drive, 2nd floor
    Angleton, TX 77515
    (979) 848-9180

    The Peklo Women's Pavilion is beautiful state-of-the art facility offering point of care: labor, delivery and post and antepartum are inclusive in the same room with the same healthcare professional.

    If you are like most expectant parents, you have a number of questions about your pregnancy, your health, your baby's health and more. UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus' team of experienced physicians and nurses provides the information you need to prepare for the big event. Information and communication with your physician and hands-on teaching after delivery in Our experienced team will assist you with the skills needed to give you and your family the great beginning you deserve.

    Our nursing staff is committed to providing the best care available in a manner that is responsive to your needs. The nursing staff has been educated to meet your comprehensive health care needs in a professional, sensitive manner. Our goal is to meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs related to your treatment.

    Upon your arrival to our unit, we will assign a team to your care. This team believes that preventive health care should be a priority for all women. It is our desire to assist you in becoming more knowledgeable about matters that affect your health. We want your recovery and stay with us to be a positive experience.

    Our spacious, sunny birthing rooms are designed with your comfort and care in mind. In fact, many of our new mothers at UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus remark that they feel right at home in the welcoming atmosphere of the mother and child rooms of The Peklo Women's Pavilion. Everything from the beautiful decor to the personal touch of the dedicated nurses makes this wondrous family experience an even more joyous occasion.

  • Clear Lake Campus Clinics

    Clear Lake Campus Clinics

    250 Blossom Street
    4th floor
    M–F: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
    (409) 762-BEAT (2328)
    (832) 632-7866

    This clinic provides both Primary Care and Specialty Care services to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age. All services are provided in a family-centered setting with specialized education and support to optimize care and outcomes.
    This clinic is a state-of-the-art facility. Faculty and resident pediatricians are present in this location, providing care for infants and children from the newborn period through adolescence. As in our other locations (Island Pediatrics East and West), there are opportunities for families to participate in clinical studies, including those for vaccines.

    If you are interested in receiving your pediatric health care services at this mainland location instead of one of our island based clinics, please let us know when you call.

    Services:
  • Emergency Room - Clear Lake

    Emergency Room - UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital


    The Clear Lake Campus offers 24-hour emergency care for children of all ages. UTMB Health in collaboration with Children's Memorial Hermann includes a Pediatric Emergency Department staffed by pediatric providers and nursing staff trained in pediatric care. Emergency Medicine is equipped with CT, X-Ray, ultrasound, and MRI capabilities, full diagnostics lab and respiratory services, as well as a telemetry monitoring system, enabling patients to have freedom of mobility.




  • Clear Lake Campus Hospital Pediatric Services

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    200 Blossom Street
    8th Floor
    ,
    Webster, TX 77598
    Open 24 hours

    In collaboration with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. We offer leading-edge knowledge and over 120 years of experience in one of the finest academic settings in the nation. The fully redesigned hospital and child life program reflects an attention to all the details that matter to children, offering the whimsy and serenity of an ocean/island design along with many special spaces for toddlers, older children, and teenagers to play, relax, unwind and spend time with family members. UTMB Health offers advanced general inpatient care for ill children, as well as specialty inpatient care for children with serious medical conditions. Our pediatric hospitalists, attending faculty physicians, nurses, residents, students, and staff provide state-of-the-art clinical care and the emotional support that is essential during a hospital stay. Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) offers critical care services for infants, children, and adolescents with severe illnesses or injuries. We can arrange emergency helicopter transport when needed to serve the most seriously ill children in our region.
    More on the Children's Hospital

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We have a long history of collaborative Pedi research in viral infections, cancer, genetics, asthma and more.

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Our faculty participate in the education of medical students, residents and sub specialty fellows.

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Physician consultations and referring physicians and important in our mission to provide quality healthcare for all Texans.