The Division of General Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center provides outstanding primary and preventive care, as well as medical education in a variety of community settings. Our pediatric primary care services have served Baltimore and its surrounding neighborhoods since 1912.
Our division includes the Harriet Lane Clinic, widely recognized as the birthplace of modern pediatrics, in addition to our federally qualified health center at Yard 56 Pediatrics and the Rales Health Center at KIPP Baltimore, which offers school-based health care.
In addition, our faculty are renowned for their diverse scientific research focused on understanding and preventing childhood disease and promoting health equity.
Our Mission
The mission of the Division of General Pediatrics is to advance health and promote health equity for children, adolescents and families, and to ensure their bright futures in our local community and beyond through:
Research on health services, clinical care and community efforts that informs policy and practice.
Pediatric primary care and clinical services in Baltimore in partnership with families and responsive to social drivers of health.
Education in preventive and primary care best practices and research methods.
Advocacy as local, state and national leaders and change agents.
Primary Care Services
Harriet Lane Clinic
Phone: 443-578-3181 (KIDS)
Address: 200 N. Wolfe St
Rubenstein Child Health Building, First Floor
Baltimore, MD 21287
Yard 56 Pediatrics
Phone: 410-550-0967
Address: 5525 Eastern Ave
Suite 201
Baltimore, MD 21224
What We Offer
- Pediatric primary care for children from birth to age 21(See the AAP's guidelines on when to schedule well-care visits)
- Breastfeeding counseling
- Support for children and youth with special health care needs and chronic medical conditions
- Developmental screening and referral
- Family support and parenting guidance (Visit the AAP Parenting Website)
- Immunizations
- Injury prevention guidance
- Mental health care for children and families
- Obesity prevention and management
- School-based health care
- Referrals and support for social determinants of health
Learn More About General Pediatrics
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Our Programs and Centers
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Harriet Lane Clinic
The Harriet Lane Clinic serves as a medical home for infants, children and adolescents, offering various on-site, health-related services for patients and their caregivers.
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Rales Health Center
The Rales Center for the Integration of Health and Education works to fundamentally reimagine school health to improve student well-being and reduce health and educational inequality.
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Yard 56 Pediatrics, Baltimore Medical Systems
Medical home to about 6,000 infants and children and with approximately 13,000 visits per year, Yard 56 is a practice of Baltimore Medical Systems staffed by Johns Hopkins pediatric clinicians.
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Hopkins Community Connection
Hopkins Community Connection screens patients for essential resource needs during their routine medical appointments and uses student volunteers and community health workers to navigate them to community resources.
For Health Care Providers
Consultative Services
Emergency consultative services (physician-to-physician) are available 24 hours a day by calling the Hopkins Access Line (HAL) at 1-800-765-5447 or 410-955-9444 in Maryland.
Mailing Address
The David M. Rubenstein Child Health Building
200 N. Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287
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