Harriet Lane Clinic
For more than a century, the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Harriet Lane Clinic (HLC) has provided primary health care services to the East Baltimore community. As the nation’s first pediatric hospital affiliated with an academic research institution, it has evolved to become a widely recognized community-engaged model for training future pediatricians.
The HLC currently serves as the medical home to more than 7,000 children and families. Its mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by comprehensively addressing both medical and social needs, while also providing top-notch education to pediatric residents, medical students and other child health professionals.
The HLC has received national recognition as a premier site for pediatrics training and a comprehensive medical home for families. In 2013, the clinic received the national Academic Pediatric Association Health Care Delivery Program Award, which recognizes one clinical program for innovation and effectiveness in pediatric care and teaching.
Our Services and Programs
With more than 15,000 visits each year, the HLC is the largest continuity clinic for pediatric residents at Johns Hopkins, with nearly 50 residents serving as primary care providers. The HLC offers many services and programs for patients from birth up to 21 years old, including:
- Primary care, including annual checkups and sports physicals
- Childhood immunizations, including RSV, influenza and COVID-19 vaccines
- Urgent care and same-day visits
- Social work
- Mental health care referrals for children and caregivers
- Lactation support
- Parenting information and support
- Behavior and development problem assessment and treatment
- On-site phlebotomy for blood draws with pediatric-trained staff
- In-person and virtual qualified interpreters for over 250 languages
- Transitions of care: In partnership with the Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health, patients can be seen for primary care in the Rubenstein Child Health Building until age 26.
- Child Life – Child life specialists improve the emotional and social well-being of children and families. In the HLC, members of the Child Life Department provide support for patients when they are getting vaccines, having bloodwork done, or just getting used to doctor’s visits.
- Hopkins Community Connection – Using a whole-person and family approach, Hopkins Community Connection screens patients for essential resource needs during routine appointments. Volunteers and community health workers then help families connect with community programs to best support them.
- Rapid Interactive Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T) – A collaborative autism screening and referral program with Kennedy Krieger Institute to enhance early detection and linkage to treatment for children with autism and neurodivergence.
- Healthy Steps Early Childhood Development Program – Designed to support children with developmental disorders in early childhood, our on-site developmental specialist works hand in hand with families to get them the knowledge and resources they need.
- Active partnerships with Reach Out and Read and Sesame Street in Communities, to promote family literacy and resiliency.
More About the Harriet Lane Clinic
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Our Team
Meet the specialists who provide their expertise to the Harriet Lane Clinic.
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Residency Program
The Harriet Lane Clinic serves as a major training site for medical students, pediatric residents and fellows.
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