Specialties
Our Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy professionals help children develop the skills to perform the tasks of their everyday lives using creative methods to motivate the children and to ensure their experience is successful and enjoyable! We value our relationships with caregivers, teachers and physicians, and realize that collaboration is essential to create effective carry-over from the clinic to home and school.
We are in-network with BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare. For out-of-network plans we can bill insurance on your behalf. Visit our website to learn more.
Serving Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Westfield, Cranford, Garwood, Clark, Mountainside, Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Plainfields, and Watchung.
History
Established in 2020.
Alta Pediatrics was founded by Kimberly Hurley in 2020. After working for many years in large corporate practices Kim became frustrated with the focus on driving high volume instead of being able to focus on patient care. Kimberly decided to found Alta Pediatrics as a way to provide focused 1:1 care for patients. Therapists work individually with each child and have adequate time to focus on the session, communicate with caregivers, and clearly document progress. By focusing on the patient first, the practice has grown from providing home-based services during the height of the pandemic to a multi-location practice providing services in-clinic, as well as in schools.
Meet the Business Owner: Kimberly H.
Kimberly is the owner and founder of Alta Pediatrics. Kimberly always had a passion for helping people. Before going to school for occupational therapy, she helped with her father’s recovery and modifications of their home after a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Kimberly attended Rutgers University where she attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and then graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Since receiving her degree, she has worked with with adults in an outpatient hand and upper extremity and general occupational therapy rehabilitation setting. and with pediatrics for handwriting, fine motor, and sensory deficits as well.
Kimberly is an adjunct professor for the OTA program at Felician College and serves as President of the Westfield Day Care Center Board.