Dear Patients and Families,
I am writing to let you know that, after more than 35 years of serving as your primary care physician, I have decided to step down from that role beginning in January 2027. While I am not retiring, I am reducing my clinical schedule and feel that I can no longer provide the level of availability and continuity of care that my patients deserve.
Fortunately, Northampton Area Pediatrics is in an excellent position to ensure a smooth transition. Our practice has an outstanding team of physicians and nurse practitioners, and we will be able to reassign each patient to a new primary care provider — a process that I will be intimately involved in. You will receive additional information about this process in the coming months.
Words cannot fully express the joy, fulfillment, and sense of purpose I have experienced throughout my career. It has been one of the greatest privileges of my life to care for you, your children, your families and to share in both the challenges and celebrations that families experience over the years. Early in my training, I learned what an extraordinary honor it is to be welcomed into people’s lives and entrusted with their care. I have carried that lesson with me every day of my career.
I am deeply grateful for the trust you have placed in me and for the relationships we have built together. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your family’s journey. I wish you happiness and good health in the years to come.
With gratitude,
Jonathan S. Schwab, MD