Vestavia Pediatrics celebrates 50 years of practice and 25 years with Children's of Alabama

VESTAVIA HILLS (July 26, 2022) – Vestavia Pediatrics celebrated its 50th anniversary as a practice and 25th anniversary with Children’s of Alabama July 26.

Drs. James Johnson and David Simpson established Vestavia Pediatrics in 1972, and Dr. Rick Smith joined them in 1976.Children’s of Alabama purchased the practice in 1997, and today, the practice houses five pediatricians who are board-certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Vestavia Pediatrics provides care for children from birth through college age. The office operates on two floors – the original practice on the upper level and a ground-level “well clinic” where the practice sees healthy newborns to 5-year-olds. The staff is equipped to provide for children’s needs through well and sick visits, immunizations, school forms and more.

The practice proudly maintains Patient-Centered Medical Home certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care and patients’ experiences while reducing costs. 

Physicians:

Joseph Hamm, MD

John Simpson, MD

Richard Stone, MD

William Hardwick Jr., MD

Elizabeth Crum, MD

Vestavia Pediatrics
1936 Old Orchard Rd
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children, offering inpatient, outpatient and primary care throughout central Alabama. Ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s serves patients from every county in Alabama and nearly every state. Children’s is a private, not-for-profit medical center that serves as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, psychiatry, research and residency programs. The medical staff consists of UAB faculty and Children’s full-time physicians as well as private practicing community physicians.