All office visits are by appointment
only. We are available to schedule your appointments Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
We will always try to make appointments with your physician
of choice; however, there will be times when your doctor's
schedule is full. You may choose to delay your appointment
until an opening appears, ask to be placed on our “Cancellation
List”, or see one of our other physicians or nurse
practitioners who will be able to see you sooner.
When scheduling your appointment, please let us know
the reason for the visit so that we can allow the appropriate
amount of time for your child.
We ask that you arrive at the office 15 minutes prior
to your scheduled appointment to allow us to update your
demographic information and collect co-pays. Upon arrival,
please notify the receptionist if there are any changes
in your address, health insurance, or home or work telephone
numbers.
We value your time and attempt to keep to our schedule
but hospital responsibilities, emergencies, and phone
calls can derail us. We will attempt to notify you if
we are running late. In return, we would appreciate the
courtesy of your calling to cancel if you cannot keep
an appointment of if you will not arrive on time.
We can make an appointment for your sick child on the
same day that you call. We have a doctor in the office
to see sick children every day of the year, although on
Saturday, Sunday, and holiday appointments are primarily
for the care of children too ill to wait until regular
office hours. We do offer a small number of well checkups
on Saturday mornings for infants.
If, after scheduling a sick visit for one child, you
find that a sibling is also in need of care, please call
so that we can determine the best way to accommodate your
needs. Asking for siblings to be seen during a scheduled
visit without having advised us ahead of time puts the
physician in the uncomfortable position of having to refuse
or inconveniencing the remaining patients scheduled that
day by running behind
If you cannot keep an appointment, please notify us AT
LEAST 24 hours in advance. We bill $25.00 for missed
appointments not cancelled 24 hours in advance.