About Our Practice

Holyoke Pediatric Associates, LLP (HPA) is the largest pediatric practice in Western Massachusetts, serving patients from forty surrounding communities at offices in Holyoke and South Hadley. HPA is a practice consisting of fourteen board-certified pediatricians with over 50 clinical and support staff. The practice has been serving the health care needs of infants, children, and adolescents continuously since 1971.

HPA is open every day of the year, including weekends and holidays, and in the evening on weekdays. In addition to primary care services, HPA provides a fully licensed medical laboratory, nutritional counseling, lactation counseling, behavioral health services, and patient education. HPA also provides in-hospital support for new mothers at Baystate Medical Center and in-hospital care for our patients at Baystate Medical Center and the Holyoke Medical Center.We also provide pediatric services for the Holyoke Health Center.

History of HPA

Holyoke Pediatric Associates (HPA) is a group of fourteen board-certified pediatricians, five certified nurse practitioners, and over fifty clinical lab clerical, and nutritionist support personnel. HPA has two office locations, Holyoke and South Hadley, MA. The practice was originally formed in 1970 when four solo pediatricians, Robert Abrams, Roland Stebbins, Ralph Levin-Epstein and Henry Burkhardt got together and shared space in Holyoke to provide day, night and weekend coverage. In the ensuing twenty years the practice has grown and HPA has expanded its area of coverage by opening an office in South Hadley. The Holyoke office moved to a larger facility in 1997.

HPA is open 365 days a year, including all weekday nights and weekend days. All of our pediatricians are on staff at Holyoke Hospital and Baystate Medical Center. We provide services for over 60,000 children a year from over 40 surrounding communities. Additionally, we have a state-approved laboratory at the Holyoke office, which draws blood and performs many of the required tests.

HPA's pediatricians are very involved in the communities they serve. In addition to the Reach Out and Read program, the founding physicians helped create the Holyoke Health Center twenty-five years ago, and continue to provide pediatric care there to this day. Holyoke Pediatrics was also instrumental in starting a Teen Clinic in the Holyoke Public School System.

Mission & Philosophy Statement

The mission of Holyoke Pediatric Associates, LLP is to provide the highest quality of health care for children and adolescents that is accessible, affordable, continuous, coordinated, comprehensive, family oriented, and socioculturally sensitive to meet the health needs of our patients and their families. Holyoke Pediatric Associates seeks to contribute to the welfare of its community through active participation in community health care organizations and by advocacy for the health care needs of the public.

HPA Values & Goals

•  Maintain the highest standard of professional practice.

•  Encourage parents to be partners in the health and well being of their children.

•  Foster a climate of communication and collaboration with parents, patients, and staff.

•  Create an environment favorable to learning and personal growth.

•  Encourage honesty & integrity at all times.

•  Provide staff, parents and patients safe, attractive and functional facilities.

•  Ensure management and staff at all levels will be productive, effective, efficient and accountable.

•  Maintain favorable provider/staff/patient ratios.

•  Create, facilitate and evaluate performance improvement initiatives.

•  Encourage and develop partnerships with businesses and community organizations.