As a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, Dr. Alana is used to treating children and taking her own to the doctor’s office for sick and wellness visits. During one visit, while sitting with her kids on plastic chairs in a crowded, windowless waiting room, she questioned if this was the best family experience.
After the waiting room, different assistants measured her kids' height, weight, and vision. After moving into a small room with paper-thin walls, the pediatrician finally rolled in a workstation to ask questions and conduct a brief exam before leaving. Eventually, the medical assistant arrived with shots.
"The experience was impersonal," says Dr. Alana. "The system was designed to see you without knowing anything about your children. From my time as an attending on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Texas Children’s Hospital, I knew the value of accountability and ownership of a pediatric medical case. Modern medicine needs a captain for medical care for best results.”
As the visionary leader of PurePediatrics, Dr. Alana and her growing team are harnessing the power of preventive care by offering concierge medicine throughout Houston with offices in Bellaire, Memorial, and River Oaks. For nearly two decades, she has made her home in Houston and has worked to transform the local medical community.
“After that fateful pediatric visit, I called my husband to share my idea for changing local medicine for families and asked him if this was a good idea. Turns out, other moms were looking for something different in medicine, too.” Now, PurePediatrics has expanded to include six board-certified pediatricians, two nurse practitioners, and a Board-Certified Pulmonary and Critical Care physician for adult care.
Dr. Alana expanded the practice after realizing how happy she was caring for her patients and believed other doctors would feel the same. "Happy doctors practice great medicine," she explains. At the heart of the Memorial location, Dr. Sara Curtis and Dr. Paige Garrison passionately engage with patients while delivering excellent medical care.
PurePediatrics provides personalized, concierge-level medicine through a membership-based model. “Our mission is to empower families and transform the way children grow into healthy adults. We want our patients to live a great life for as long as possible.”
As a member of PurePediatrics, families have 24/7 access to their doctor. From one-hour well visits to house calls within 10 miles or urgent phone calls or texts, the doctors answer the phone. That is the number one reason families choose to stay with the practice and recommend it to others. The first family that joined Dr. Alana at PurePediatrics in 2013 is still her patients and will be heading off to college.
What should families expect during a visit to PurePediatrics? Not the traditional pediatric visit. "I flipped the script," explains Dr. Alana. "My room is spacious with an inviting couch and desk. There are play tables for kids to stay entertained while I get to know the family, including caregivers, grandparents, pets, and children's lives and activities. "With top machinery in our offices and a specialist network, we quickly address issues with a plan of action."
With concierge medicine, a family gains a partner on their health journey in a comfortable setting, utilizing advanced technology and a meaningful touch. purepediatrics.com