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Pediatric Tertiary Care Centers

Birth Defects and Autism Registrations and SCHS SPSP

While not all diagnoses are mandated to be registered, a majority of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) in need of services through SCHS SPSP will need to be registered.  

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For Professionals

What Services Are Provided by Pediatric Tertiary Care (PTC) Centers ?

PTC Centers serve as state of the art centers for comprehensive interdisciplinary diagnostic and/or treatment services in sub-specialty areas of Pediatrics on an outpatient basis. All PTC Centers are located in a New Jersey medical school or affiliated hospital accredited by the Joint Commission Accreditation of Hospital Organizations, with a pediatric residency training program accredited by the Liaison Committee of Graduate Education.

All Centers have access to all other medical support services necessary for diagnosis of a child, which include, but are not limited to: imaging, nuclear medicine, laboratory, and radiology services.

Services that are accessible through the Centers include, but are not limited to:

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Developmental Pediatrics
  • Endocrinology/Metabolism
  • Gastroenterology
  • Genetics
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Immunology/Allergy
  • Infectious Disease
  • Neonatology 
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngology
  • Psychiatry
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Pulmonology
  • Radiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Surgery
  • Urology 
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Who is eligible for Services Provided by PTC Centers?

Children birth through 21 years of age needing specialty care. 

Last Reviewed: 7/13/2021