GROWING HEALTHY TOGETHER

What GROWING HEALTHY TOGETHER does

Growing Healthy Together (GHT Kids) is a private pediatric primary-care practice based in Long Beach, California, founded and led by board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner Michael Vicioso. The practice delivers integrative pediatric medicine that combines conventional Western diagnostics and treatments with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches, including flexible vaccination schedules, nutritional counseling, and wellness coaching. GHT serves families with children from birth through age 21 across the Long Beach and broader Southern California region, with a stated service area spanning Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Signal Hill, Huntington Beach, Cerritos, Torrance, San Pedro, Bellflower, Lakewood, and Westlake.

GHT's core offering is comprehensive pediatric primary care delivered by a clinical team of three board-certified nurse practitioners (CPNP-PC and FNP credentials) operating under a supervising MD (Dr. Katherine Carias) as required by California law, supported by five administrative and medical-assistant staff. Service lines include well-child checkups, sick visits, vaccinations, blood/urine and TB testing, nebulizer treatments, ear lavage, ear piercing, and lactation consulting (via an on-site IBCLC). Technology is limited in scope: a secure telemedicine video platform extends consultations to California-based patients for minor illness, follow-up, medication management, behavioral health, and nutrition, and the practice runs a content-driven blog and social channels as marketing infrastructure.

GHT operates a hybrid revenue model combining fee-for-service office visits (standard $185), per-unit ancillary services and vaccines ($50-$436 per dose), a recurring concierge subscription ($99/month Year 1, $75/month Year 2) that bundles visits for infants, wellness coaching sessions, and a small retail "Holistic Shop" reselling dōTERRA essential oils, Vital Choice products, and Fridababy items. Distribution is purely direct-to-consumer: families book by phone, patient portal, or in-person, pay a $50 non-refundable new-patient deposit, and settle at the time of service (effective February 1, 2026). The clinic operates extended hours (6am-10pm, seven days/week) with after-hours on-call coverage, and maintains a referral relationship with Memorial Care Long Beach for emergent cases outside office hours.

Name

GROWING HEALTHY TOGETHER

Legal name

Growing Healthy Together

Website

https://ghtkids.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Growing Healthy Together (GHT Kids) is a private integrative pediatric primary-care clinic in Long Beach, California, serving families with children from birth through age 21 across Southern California via in-person visits, telemedicine, and a recurring concierge subscription plan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric primary care

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Education & Parent Coaching (Sleep, Safety, Illness Management) (EDACAMAN)

Keywords

• Pediatric primary care
• Integrative medicine services
• Holistic child healthcare
• Pediatric telemedicine
• Concierge pediatric plan

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Office Visits: Fee-for-service model for wellness visits, sick visits, and routine appointments. Standard office visit is $185. Additional fees for specific services like testing, vaccinations, and procedures.
2. Concierge Plan: Monthly subscription plan covering routine wellness and sick visits for children in their first two years of life. Year 1: $99/month; Year 2: $75/month. Includes 8 wellness visits and 1 sick visit in Year 1.
3. Vaccines and Injections: Administer vaccines at additional cost. Individual vaccine prices range from $50-$436. Concierge patients receive VFC retail rate of $26.03 per vaccine.
4. Wellness Coaching: 30-minute consultations with Nancy Taschner for personalized health coaching covering nutrition, stress, sleep, and lifestyle modifications
5. Holistic Shop Products: Sells dōTERRA essential oils, Vital Choice products, and Fridababy products through partnerships with external vendors

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Growing Healthy Together is a private pediatric practice that provides integrative primary care for children from birth through age 21, blending conventional Western medicine with complementary, alternative, and holistic therapies. Its core service set includes wellness checkups, sick visits, vaccinations, in-house testing, nebulizer treatments, ear lavage and ear piercing, telemedicine consultations, and a subscription-based Concierge Plan for infants, supplemented by wellness coaching, lactation consulting, and a curated retail Holistic Shop.

Product overview

Growing Healthy Together (GHT) is a holistic pediatric clinic offering a unified suite of pediatric healthcare services combining integrative medicine with modern Western medicine. The core offering centers on comprehensive pediatric primary care including routine checkups, sick visits, vaccinations, and diagnostic testing. The clinic supplements its core services with several add-on programs: a Concierge Pediatric Plan providing bundled monthly coverage for wellness and sick visits in the first two years of life; telemedicine services enabling remote video consultations; wellness coaching sessions; and lactation consulting. Additional offerings include a curated Holistic Shop featuring essential oils, wild seafood products, and infant care items, plus a published book by the founder. The clinic serves patients in Long Beach and surrounding Southern California communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Primary Care Services Comprehensive pediatric healthcare for children from birth through age 21, including routine wellness checkups, sick visits, blood and urine testing, TB testing, hearing and vision screening, vaccines, flu shots, nebulizer treatments, ear lavage, and ear piercing. Provided in the Long Beach, CA clinic.
• Concierge Pediatric Plan
• Telemedicine Services
• Wellness Coaching
• Lactation Consulting
• Holistic Shop
• Healthy, Resilient Kids Book

Quantifiable outcome

• Accessible care 6am-10pm, seven days a week
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Holly VentrescominorOthersCertified sleep specialist (MSN, RN, CPNP) with background in neonatal and pediatric care. Supports families through sleep challenges with developmentally appropriate guidance. Referenced in office newsletters as part of extended care team.
• Jennifer ReynoldsminorOthersIBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) providing lactation support in the office on Wednesdays. Families can book appointments through the office or directly with Jennifer.
• dōTERRAminorOthersPure Therapeutic Grade essential oils sold through the Holistic Shop. dōTERRA's oils are sourced through global network of growers and distillers.
• Vital ChoiceminorOthersWild seafood and organics supplier offering home delivery of sustainable, high-quality food products. Featured in Holistic Shop.
• Fridababy (Nose Frida)minorOthersProducts for infant nasal congestion featured in the Holistic Shop. Includes Nose Frida and other Fridababy products.
• Dr. Katherine Carias, MDcoreOthersSupervising physician for Growing Healthy Together nurse practitioners as required by California law. Board-certified MD sharing the practice's mission to promote child healthcare.
• Memorial Care Medical GroupminorOthersPreferred urgent care facility recommended by GHT for families needing emergent care outside of office hours. Located at Memorial Care Medical Group - Long Beach (Los Altos).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Parsley Health: Direct-to-consumer integrative primary care combining conventional medicine with holistic and root-cause approaches, sold via membership/subscription — the same model positioning Growing Healthy Together applies within pediatrics.
• Brave Care: Tech-enabled pediatric primary care and urgent care provider with a direct-to-consumer, family-friendly experience — the closest scaled analog to GHT's pediatric-focused, high-access model.

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Health: Tech-enabled primary and urgent care operator with omnichannel access including telemedicine — operates broadly where GHT focuses narrowly on integrative pediatrics.
• Forward Health: Membership-based primary care combining technology and preventive medicine — comparable D2C, technology-forward primary care model, though serving adult populations primarily.
• One Medical (Amazon One Medical): Large direct-to-consumer primary care platform with extended hours, telemedicine, and membership options — comparable in D2C and access philosophy, but serving all ages rather than pediatrics specifically.
• MemorialCare Medical Group: Established Southern California health system and existing referral partner of GHT — relevant as a regional incumbent pediatric and primary care provider competing for the same SoCal family market.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA): Major pediatric specialty and primary care system in Southern California and a former employer of GHT's founder — sets the standard for pediatric care in the same geographic market GHT serves.

Emerging players

• Tia: Membership-based integrative primary care platform focused on women's health — shares GHT's holistic-plus-conventional philosophy and subscription model but operates in a different specialty vertical.
• Maven Clinic: Digital family-health platform covering preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, and pediatrics with virtual care — adjacent to GHT's pediatric focus but operates virtually at much greater scale.
• Calibrate: Metabolic-health-focused telehealth practice combining clinician care with coaching and lifestyle programs — adjacent in blending conventional medicine with coaching and wellness, but focuses on adult metabolic care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GHTkids
• Instagraminstagram.com/ghtkids
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/growing-healthy-together

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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