Pediatrics
Our dedicated and experienced pediatric providers deliver quality care with personalized attention to children from newborns to young adults. They will partner with you to determine whether your child’s needs at different ages and stages are being met. Your child’s comfort and health, and your trust, are important to us.
Our pediatric providers will focus on your child’s developmental milestones, nutrition, safety and emotional well-being. Your child’s provider will work with you and provide education on topics like immunizations, childhood diseases, sleep patterns, and what to expect as your child grows.
Our medical care services for children include:
- Well-child Exams
- Child Development Screenings
- Care for minor illnesses (fevers, coughs, asthma, cuts, sprains and others)
- Infections
- Injuries
- Yearly school and sports physicals
- Immunizations
- HIV/AIDs care
- School-based Health Care
- Reproductive Health for teens
- Reach Out and Read
- Parents as Teachers
- WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
A visit to the hospital is probably best if your child is experiencing:
- Rapid, fast breathing or difficulty breathing
- Head trauma or trauma with a loss of consciousness or vomiting
- Severe abdominal pain
- Persistent vomiting or dehydration
- Severe allergic reaction
- Loss of consciousness or seizures
- Severe injuries
- Poisoning (Poison Control – 800.222.1222)
- High fever
- An infant less than 28 days old with a fever of 100.4° or higher is considered an emergency and should be taken directly to the ED.
- 3 months – 3 years with a fever of 102° or higher
- 3 years and older – a fever of 103°
- Any age – a fever of 102° for more than 2 days
Reach Out and Read
Reading aloud is the most important thing you can do to foster your child’s intellectual and language development. Reading to your child from infancy on is an essential part of a healthy childhood and it establishes a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning.
Our providers incorporate literacy development into their routine pediatric care. They have been specially trained by Reach Out and Read, a nationally recognized program promoting childhood literacy.
At routine well-child checks from infancy through 5 years, our providers:
- Will encourage you to read aloud to your child
- Demonstrate how to look at books and share the stories in an age-appropriate manner
- Provide education on ways to build daily routines around books
- Give your child a new book to take home and keep
At the end of the program, your child has a home library of books so that you, their first and most important teacher, can continue to support their development and provide a foundation for their future success.
We accept most insurance plans, including:
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Private or commercial plans
- ACA or Healthcare Marketplace plans
ESTABLISHED PATIENTS ONLY:
Same Day / Next Day Appointments
If you are an established patient, we can provide you with a same-day/next-day appointment. If you find it necessary to cancel your appointment, please call us as early as possible so that we may offer your time to someone else. We can offer telehealth visits if transportation or other issues prevent you from keeping your appointment.
After Hours:
If you are sick outside of normal office hours, please call the after-hours number to contact the provider on call. They will provide you with additional instruction. If you are experiencing a health emergency, please call 911.
After Hours: 843.497.3424
