{"id":285,"date":"2023-10-31T17:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.153.41.214\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2025-09-19T00:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:57:02","slug":"about-cfmg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/childrenfirstmedicalgroup.org\/index.php\/about\/about-cfmg\/","title":{"rendered":"About CFMG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"285\" class=\"elementor elementor-285\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effedf3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"effedf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Since 1994, we are proud to put children first.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-open-book\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">OUR STORY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1994, Children First Medical Group, Inc. (CFMG) was formed as a California professional corporation functioning as an Independent Physician Association (IPA). An IPA is a legal entity governed and operated by the pediatricians and pediatric specialists invested in our community and our community's health care delivery system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CFMG has grown to become a comprehensive pediatric network offering primary care and pediatric specialty care. The pediatric specialist physician members of CFMG are community and hospital-based at UCSF Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Mission Bay, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, as well as outlying clinics in Emeryville and Walnut Creek. Our community-based primary care pediatricians are located throughout Alameda County and Contra Costa County (commercial contracts only).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200b<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can see that the CFMG pediatric physician network is an excellent choice for your child\u2019s well care and specialty care services, conveniently located right here in our local community. In addition to our core mission to serve families of all backgrounds in our communities, CFMG pediatric specialists also serve as the preferred pediatric referral networks for many other medical groups and regional IPAs. Please consult your HMO or PPO Provider Directory to find and request one of our primary care pediatricians or specialists.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">OUR VISION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>As the premier physician-led pediatric primary care and pediatric specialists provider network in Northern California, we will deliver community-focused, inclusive and culturally respectful, family-centered, compassionate and comprehensive whole child care for our children and their families. By doing so, we strive to protect our children and to preserve their futures and ours.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Children First Medical Group, Inc. OUR VALUES OUR MISSION We are deeply committed to optimizing the health and well-being of our pediatric members and families. Since 1994, we are proud to put children first. OUR STORY In 1994, Children First Medical Group, Inc. (CFMG) was formed as a California professional corporation functioning as an Independent Physician Association (IPA). An IPA is a legal entity governed and operated by the pediatricians and pediatric specialists invested in our community and our community&#8217;s health care delivery system.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 CFMG has grown to become a comprehensive pediatric network offering primary care and pediatric specialty care. The pediatric specialist physician members of CFMG are community and hospital-based at UCSF Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Benioff Children&#8217;s Hospital Mission Bay, and Lucile Packard Children&#8217;s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, as well as outlying clinics in Emeryville and Walnut Creek. Our community-based primary care pediatricians are located throughout Alameda County and Contra Costa County (commercial contracts only). \u200b You can see that the CFMG pediatric physician network is an excellent choice for your child\u2019s well care and specialty care services, conveniently located right here in our local community. 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OUR VALUES OUR MISSION We are deeply committed to optimizing the health and well-being of our pediatric members and families. Since 1994, we are proud to put children first. OUR STORY In 1994, Children First Medical Group, Inc. (CFMG) was formed as a California professional corporation functioning as an Independent Physician Association (IPA). An IPA is a legal entity governed and operated by the pediatricians and pediatric specialists invested in our community and our community&#8217;s health care delivery system.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 CFMG has grown to become a comprehensive pediatric network offering primary care and pediatric specialty care. The pediatric specialist physician members of CFMG are community and hospital-based at UCSF Benioff Children\u2019s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Benioff Children&#8217;s Hospital Mission Bay, and Lucile Packard Children&#8217;s Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, as well as outlying clinics in Emeryville and Walnut Creek. Our community-based primary care pediatricians are located throughout Alameda County and Contra Costa County (commercial contracts only). \u200b You can see that the CFMG pediatric physician network is an excellent choice for your child\u2019s well care and specialty care services, conveniently located right here in our local community. In addition to our core mission to serve families of all backgrounds in our communities, CFMG pediatric specialists also serve as the preferred pediatric referral networks for many other medical groups and regional IPAs. Please consult your HMO or PPO Provider Directory to find and request one of our primary care pediatricians or specialists. OUR VISION As the premier physician-led pediatric primary care and pediatric specialists provider network in Northern California, we will deliver community-focused, inclusive and culturally respectful, family-centered, compassionate and comprehensive whole child care for our children and their families. 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