Maria Melendres, M.D.

Watchem Sprout Pediatrics is a pediatric Nurse Practitioner practice founded in 2011, dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare to children. The practice prioritizes meeting the needs of families, ensuring quality care that exceeds expectations. With a commitment to accessibility, Watchem Sprout Pediatrics offers direct telephone access to providers 24/7 throughout the year. The practice is currently welcoming new patients and regularly hosts informative events for families. Generated from the website

LifeBridge Health consists of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital Center, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Jewish Convalescent and Nursing Home and its subsidiaries and affiliated units, including LifeBridge Health and Fitness and the LifeBridge Medical Care Centers in Eldersburg, Mays Chapel and Reisterstown. Both Sinai and Northwest remain acute-care general hospitals with complementary clinical centers of excellence. As a provider of health-related services to the people of the Northwest Baltimore region, LifeBridge Health advocates preventive services, wellness and fitness services and programs to educate and support the communities it serves. The Wellness Division of LifeBridge Health, through LifeBridge Investments, Inc., owns and operates several subsidiaries that provide these services to the community.

The Department of Psychiatry offers a range of consulting, inpatient, ambulatory and emergency services for individuals with mental health illnesses and substance abuse disorders. It provides various clinical programs that include liaison solutions. The department offers a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient program. It also conducts the Sinai Hospital Addictions Recovery Program, which serves opiate-addicted patients up to the age of 18. The department provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and individual and group psychotherapy services. In addition, the Department of Psychiatry is a part of the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, which is a 460-plus-bed medical center that was founded in 1866.