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this page, you can find basic information about
Associated Pediatrics, including our regular office
hours, our after-hours policies, and our prescription
refill procedures. If you have further questions,
please call us at 614-882-9460. Thank you! |
| OFFICE
HOURS AND APPOINTMENTS |
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Our
regular office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday. We urge you to call
our offices during these hours when our staff
is available to assist you. Please call early
as appointments can fill quickly.
We
will also offer emergency after hour services
most Mondays through Thursdays and Saturday mornings
starting at 8:00 am. This helps your family
avoid costly inconvenient emergency rooms and
urgent care centers for an acute illness that
can not wait until normal office hours. We feel
your child's health is best served at their medical
home (their Pediatrician). Please, be aware that
an after hours fee will be billed in addition
to your office visit care for all appointments
made outside of our regular office hours of 8:00
am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday.
It
is best to schedule
Well-Check Up Visits 2-3 months in advance, particularly
during the physical season, June - September.
Failure to schedule with advance notice will greatly
limit physician and time availability.
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| AFTER
HOURS |
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We
recognize that children do not always become ill
during regular office hours. We make ourselves
available to you in the evenings, weekends, and
holidays. One of our physicians
is on call during these times when we are not
in the office.
If
your child is in an emergency situation, ALWAYS
CALL 9-1-1 FIRST!
If
your child has an urgent medical problem, you
can reach the physician on call by calling our
regular telephone number. Your call will connect
to an answering service that will take you and
your child's information down and then contact
the physician.
If
you have not heard back from the physician within
half an hour, please check again with the answering
service to be sure the message was delivered.
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| TELEPHONE
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We
have nurses available by telephone to answer your
questions. They are specifically trained to counsel
you, following guidelines set by the physicians.
Our nurses will help with questions about infant
feeding, child nutrition, behavior, growth and development.
They will also advise you on the care of an ill
child and help determine if your child needs to
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| PRESCRIPTION
REFILLS |
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Telephone
refill requests will be transferred to a dedicated
mailbox and phoned in twice a day Monday through
Friday.
Please
notify our office at least 24 hours in advance.
Controlled
substances cannot be prescribed by phone.
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