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Walk-ins for acute illnesses are welcome Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Please be advised that any walk-in or scheduled appointment occuring after 5:00 PM is subject to an after-hours fee. Insurance coverage for this fee varies by plan.
Dr. Horace Porter Hambrick built Georgetown Pediatrics the way he practiced medicine: with courage, compassion, and an unmistakable warmth. In the obituary that captured him so well, his family wrote that he “died as he lived – with courage, compassion, and wit,” grounded in faith and unconditional love—especially for “his family, his patients, and for those Jesus called, ‘the least of these among us’.”
After early years in practice, Dr. Hambrick returned home to Georgetown and started again from the ground up—seeing “just 10 patients the first week” and carrying the weight of being on call day and night as a solo pediatrician. Over time, that small beginning grew into a practice that reached far beyond Scott County—serving thousands of children and families across many Kentucky counties, and caring for generations (including parents who once sat on his exam table as children). But the legacy he wanted wasn’t about numbers. It was about what children felt the moment they walked through our doors. In a July 2025 interview—just weeks before his death—he described his hope for Georgetown Pediatrics: “this will be a place we care about kids… in an inclusive way… that we make kids feel safe… where they can grow up to be the best version of themselves.”
Those who worked beside him saw that mission in action every day. When our office announced his passing, we tried to name what so many families already knew—“Dr. Hambrick was a compassionate soul whose kindness, wisdom, and dedication touched countless lives.”
Early during the pandemic, an incredibly difficult and challenging time for any medical practice, Dr. Hambrick wrote a note to us, his coworkers, including these thoughts: “I want to make sure that everyone associated with this practice knows just how GRATEFUL I am for each of you! Together, we are doing amazing things (most of which we could not have dreamed of only a few months ago) to provide quality patient care. If we can keep our focus on providing the very best care to each patient contact that we have, then we will have succeeded, and done our jobs well. Do your job to the best of your ability, and when you go home, forget about horrid words like COVID, and lay your head on your pillow at night knowing that you are doing all that you can. I am grateful to be going through this mean time with all of you.”
Dr. Hambrick’s memory lives on in our practice, in his colleagues, and in his patients past and present. We will keep caring for children with the steadiness he modeled—and we will keep building the safe, welcoming place he imagined.
Sources
- Johnson’s Funeral Home obituary (republished via Legacy.com), “Horace Hambrick Obituary.” You may read the entire obituary here.
- LEX 18, several stories, including: “Beloved Georgetown pediatrician Dr. Horace Hambrick dies following fight with cancer”; “Georgetown community honors beloved pediatrician Dr. Horace Hambrick at emotional vigil”; and “Georgetown Community Hospital dedicates pediatric exam room to honor late Dr. Horace Hambrick.”
For all patients who have or might have a penicillin allergy, this is for you! Georgetown Pediatrics has partnered with allergy specialists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to bring clarity to whether your child has a true penicillin allergy. If you are interested, you may go to the link provided below to begin the process. Some children can be penicillin allergy delabeled by the questionnaire, others will be instructed to schedule an appointment at our office for an amoxicillin challenge dose. Children who are felt to be at any risk will have the option to be referred to the allergy clinic at Cincinnati Children’s. This is totally voluntary on your part. Feel free to discuss this process with our doctors. PADME - Penicillin Allergy Decision & Mobile Empowerment (padmeallergy.org)
Our office hours are by appointment from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday. On Saturday we are open for illnesses only from 8:00AM until mid-afternoon. Sunday afternoon hours by appointment only. Phones answered beginning at 12:00 PM. For check-ups we recommend calling 2-3 weeks in advance as those spots fill quickly, especially for summer check-ups.
We encourage parents to call us as early in the day as possible for ill visits. We save same-day illness appointments daily to allow us to see sick children on an urgent basis. We are never too busy to see a sick child. Please telephone the office to cancel an appointment. This courtesy on your part allows other children to be seen.
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We now offer our patients a new on-line patient portal that allows you to easily access your child’s health information. This new on-line portal is a secure way for you to receive timely health information quickly from your doctor, such as lab results, visits, summaries, medications prescribed and immunization records. You will also have the ability to update your contact information and view upcoming appointments.
Visit our Patient Portal by clicking here.
