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Message from the President

At the dawn of a new year, I take the opportunity to reflect with gratitude and look forward in excitement for all that is to come. I hope that you have had an opportunity to spend time with loved ones over these past weeks, and to recharge as we head into a busy respiratory viral season. I am pleased to announce that the PPOC’s performance exceeded all of our core clinical quality goals for calendar year 2025. Because of your efforts, children in PPOC practices participated in well child checks (critical for health promotion, developmental surveillance, and screening), timely follow up after prescription of medication for ADHD, chlamydia screening, and were immunized against influenza at higher rates than last year. PPOC patients, children and adolescents across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, are healthier and safer heading into the new year thanks to all that you do every day.

The PPOC is happy to welcome Children’s Health Care to our network. With offices in Newburyport, Haverhill, and Rowley, CHC has been providing comprehensive child-centered and family-focused healthcare to the surrounding community for many years.

Thank you to our members for always putting children and families first and for partnering with your colleagues across the network to provide outstanding clinical care every day. I cannot wait to see what we will accomplish in the coming year together.

Sincerely,

Margaret Fry, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's