When your little ones suffer from the sniffles, a sore throat or other strange sickness, Premiere Pediatrics is there to restore them to good health. And now Harnett County has a second location of this distinguished Harnett Health clinic.
Premiere Pediatrics recently opened a site in Lillington; a second location has already been operating 16 miles away north-northwest in Harnett County’s largest city of Dunn.
Lillington Chamber of Commerce celebrated the clinic’s Grand Opening during a special ribbon-cutting/open-house event on June 30. The community attended to learn more about the pediatric clinic, meet Dr. Lori Langdon and hear from other Harnett Health officials.
“I know this clinic is going to be a huge success,” said Cory Hess, president and CEO of Harnett Health, at the event.
Hess praised Dr. Langdon’s skills and touted her addition to the community—a community that already knew and loved the veteran physician.
“When I came here a number of years ago, when you kind of come into a new health system and you’re trying to understand the lay of the land and the needs in the community, (and) you talk to the providers and you talk to the community leaders, this one name kept coming up every time I went out: it’s Dr. Langdon,” Hess said. “You rarely meet a physician with this much passion for what they do, an infectious personality, an incredible knowledge base and so well-respected in the community.”
Langdon thanked healthcare leaders and gave considerable credit to a Higher Power for her new career opportunity and return to a familiar area.
“This all fell into place,” she said, “and let me just say, ‘God is amazing and He is a gracious provider, and He has allowed for so many tiny details to come, to fall all into place and just work out’; and this is closer to my home.”
Langdon pointed out how she’s surrounded by several familiar faces and believes any new ones will soon become like family, too, to her and her clinic.
“I feel like…so many of my patients are literally my family, and I either grew up with them or my brother or my sister or my cousin or my husband—we just know everyone,” she said. “So we hope that all the love we have for one another in this family setting...will blow over to our patients and they’ll feel that.”
The youth-focused clinic will ensure enhanced quality of life for the surrounding community as it provides yet another option for parents and guardians to take upset tummies and congested kiddos. And patients don’t have to stop scheduling appointments once they reach official adult status. Premiere Pediatrics accepts patients from birth to 21 years old and treats a variety of health-related issues, from the physical to the behavioral.
The facility’s seasoned staff of medical professionals—under the direction of board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Lori Langdon—stands ready to meet a wide range of healthcare needs and provide a plethora of critical services: from a comprehensive Asthma Clinic that features in-house spirometry testing to sports physicals, wellness and ADHD exams, vaccinations, and even frenulectomy (tongue clipping).
They also offer on-site point-of-care testing and lab services.
Patients have the flexibility to schedule a same-day visit or walk-in without an appointment. With the clinic opening at 7:30 a.m. every day but Wednesday and Sunday—the two days the site is closed—parents can conveniently pop in with a child before rushing off to school or work. Premiere Pediatrics is open until 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and until noon on Saturday, when a special weekend clinic is open for more severe visits.
For more information on Premiere Pediatrics, call 910-892-4248 or visit myharnetthealth.org/premierepediatrics.
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