Temple University Hospital to open Joslin Diabetes clinic

Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia is opening a Joslin Diabetes clinic in a partnership agreement with the Boston-based treatment center.

It will be led by H. Howard Goldstein, MD, a diabetes specialist who comes to Temple from the Robert Wood Johnson Diabetes & Endocrinology Group in Hamilton, New Jersey.

Temple’s diabetes center is the latest addition to Joslin’s program. The diabetes center has 25 affiliated clinics in 16 states. Pennsylvania alone has four.

The diabetes center at Temple will provide community-based care for treating diabetes and its complications, as well as patient and family diabetic education and support services.

The Joslin Diabetes Center dates back to 1898 and is the oldest center specializing in diabetes in the country. Joslin’s affiliate program was started in 1987 to make the Joslin’s programs, services and expertise available to hospitals, healthcare systems and physician practices across the U.S.