Well Child Appointments
Well child checks (including sports physicals) and immunizations are vital to keeping your child healthy. These visits are recommended frequently in the first two years of life, then annually in the toddler and school years and are usually available to schedule 2-3 months prior to when your child is due to come in. Our office follows the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for frequency of wellness exams and immunizations and feel strongly that well child care is essential to your child's well-being. At these visits, we provide various screening procedures that are recommended by the AAP but may not be covered by all insurance policies. If this is a concern, please ask for details when scheduling your appointment.
Please bring any paperwork your child needs completed by the doctor to the visit such as daycare forms, asthma/allergy school forms, camp forms, college forms and MSHSSA forms. Note that some of these forms require the parent/student section or testing (e.g., medical history or TB skin test) to be completed and signed by a parent and the student before the appointment. Links for some of the common forms are available on the
Forms Sections.
Consult Appointments
Appointments for chronic conditions (for example, ADD, asthma or constipation) often need more time than you might expect to fully discuss symptoms, medical history and planning future care. These longer appointments are usually scheduled 2-4 weeks in advance. Explaining the problem in detail when you call for the appointment will allow additional time to be scheduled so that the problem can be addressed in an unhurried way. We want to give each of your concerns all the attention needed to manage the problem.
Saturday and Holiday Appointments
These appointments are limited and reserved for conditions urgent enough they should not wait for the next regular office hours. Calling early enables us to schedule necessary appointments promptly. Scheduling an appointment will minimize waiting time. Chronic problems or non-urgent conditions will be scheduled during regular office hours Monday-Friday.
Rescheduling
We understand that family schedules are very busy and changeable. If you are running late, please notify us so we may reschedule your child’s appointment for a more convenient time. As time is reserved for your child, it is very helpful to cancel at least 24 hours in advance if you are not able to keep your appointment. This allows us to offer that appointment to another child. Repeated missed appointments without cancellation may result in additional charges or your family being asked to leave the practice. We will also try to keep you informed of delays and can reschedule your child’s appointment if needed.
Nurse Visits
Nurse appointments are generally available by appointment, Monday-Friday 10:00 am – 11:00 am and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm as well as Saturdays from 10:00 am – 11:00 am for children needing immunizations or injections. Please come to your nurse visit prepared to state exactly which immunizations or injections you are needing or if you are unsure, schedule a visit with your provider instead. For the safety of your children, no immunization will be given if a provider is not in the office.
