Appointments
Due to frequent changes in health insurance coverage, please be prepared to show us your insurance card upon arrival for each visit.
We ask that all new patients arrive at least fifteen minutes in advance to fill out all new patient paperwork. We ask that you please send all relevant paperwork from your child's previous pediatrician, including immunization records and laboratory test results, to our office prior to scheduling your first appointment. We cannot schedule an appointment for a new patient until we have previous records.
Because well visits take more time in our schedule than sick visits, they must be scheduled separately. We also ask that no more than two siblings be scheduled consecutively for well check-ups, as our appointment schedule will not allow for more.
We encourage a parent or legal guardian to be present at the time of each child's visit. Patients who arrive alone or with a caretaker will be required to have prior written parental permission to be seen by one of our provider's with the exception of emergency visits.
Well Child Visits
WELL CHILD VISITS SCHEDULEDid you know regular well child visits are one of the most important things you can do to keep your child healthy? Well child visits also provide you with the opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your child’s health.
Your child should have a well child visit at the intervals listed below. We recommend that you call our office 3 months in advance to schedule an appointment with your child's primary care provider on the date that best fits your needs.
Sick Child Visits
We make every effort to schedule appointments for ill children on the day that you call us. Please call our office ahead of time so that we can minimize the time that you will spend waiting.
If you have a medical emergency during office hours, we will do our best to see your child immediately or refer you to the appropriate facility.
Cancellations
If you are unable to keep your appointment, please notify our office (notifying the answering service will not meet this 24 hour requirement, you must get in touch with the office) at least 24 hours in advance so that another patient may be given this time. Failure to give 24 hour notice will result in a $40 no-show fee, which cannot be billed to insurance.
Late Policy
Because we are trying to ensure your waiting time is kept to a minimum, it may be difficult to see late patients. When a patient arrives late for an appointment it makes subsequent patients wait longer.
If you are more than 10 minutes late for your child's appointment, you may be offered the next available appointment or possibly be asked to reschedule non-urgent visits.
Telephone Calls
Well Child Visits ScheduleWhen you call our office, please follow the prompts on the opening greeting to direct you to the appropriate department. Your call may be routed into the voice mail system of the department you are trying to reach. If it is necessary for you to leave a voice mail message, please let us know if your last name is different from your child's and include your child's date of birth. This will help us find your child's records faster.