Cornerstone Pediatrics is committed to providing quality medical care from birth to age 21. We value your trust in our health care services as we strive to provide a caring, up-to-date medical environment for your family.
We partner with parents to help your children grow up to be healthy and strong, and we provide the options and resources needed to make the best health choices for your family.
NEW WEEKEND SERVICES
We now offer for established patients only a limited number of Well Visit exams on Saturdays, and will also have available Sunday afternoon sick visit appointments.
These visits are by appointment only (no walk in sick). You may pre-schedule a well child appointment by calling our office to book for Saturdays. On Saturdays and Sunday, our phone lines will open 30 minutes prior to opening time and once the appointment schedule is filled, the phones will be turned over to our usual after hours nurse triage system.
Saturday Hours: 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
Sunday Hours: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Please be aware that for sick visits on Saturday/Sunday, we charge an after-hours fee that may or may not be covered by your insurance provider. There is no after-hours fee for well visits on Saturday.
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TRAVEL CONSULTS
We want to make sure you and your family have an enjoyable, healthy, and safe trip when traveling abroad. Schedule an appointment with us to discuss your travel plans. We will guide you in preventing illness for your specific destination. This may entail vaccinations, prophylactic medications, and counseling.
You are best served by scheduling an appointment with one of the providers. We encourage you to make this appointment at least two weeks (but preferably longer) in advance of your travels. For your child's safety, new medications and/or vaccines that have not been discussed with you will not be prescribed over the phone. If you have already discussed your travel with your provider at a recent physical exam or previous travel consult, he/she may be able to accommodate your needs over the phone (please contact our Triage Nurse).
There is variable insurance coverage for Travel Consults. Certain out-of pocket expenses may be incurred. We advise that you check with your insurance plan should you have any questions.
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NATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE RECOGNITION
Cornerstone Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine is please to announce that we have received a LEVEL 3 recognition (the highest level) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for their PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home) initiative. NCQA's mission is to improve the quality of healthcare through accountability, transparancy and measurement.
NCQA's PCMH program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Osteopathic Association and others in the revision of Physician Practice Connections® to assess whether physician practices are functioning as medical homes. Building on the joint principles developed by the primary care specialty societies, the PCMH standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care management processes.
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NEW CAR SEAT RECOMMENDATIONS
The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced new recommendations regarding car and booster seats for children. Main points include keeping children rearward facing until age 2 years(previously it was recommended children over 1 year and 20 pounds could face frontward), keeping older children in a booster seat until they are 57 inches tall, and not allowing children less than 13 years old to sit in the front seat. More information available at http://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/pages/AAP-Updates-Recommendations-on-Car-Seats.aspx
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WALK IN CLINIC
Walk-in clinic is offered to established patients only from 730AM-8AM (Monday-Friday, but NOT on Saturday). It is offered on a "first-come, first-serve" basis and in busy sick season, we may run out of walk-in slots----at that time you will be offered an appointment time for the same day (this could be as early as 830-900 AM but it may be later depending on how pre-booked we are for that day).
Walk in clinic is intended to address minor illnesses of short duration (1-3 days) such as ear infections, sore throat, colds, and fever. It is not a clinic for more complicated or long standing illnesses such as ongoing headaches, behavior or school difficulties, nutritional and sleep concerns, ongoing joint and back pain, chronic constipation, chronic abdominal pain, and long term asthma management as these visits require more time to adequately address. Our goal is to see less complicated illnesses in walk in clinic so that patients can be quickly seen and parents can make decisions about school or daycare attendance for that day. For those concerns that would require more time and attention, please make a pre-scheduled appointment.
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FACEBOOK
Our office now has a business FACEBOOK page. Click the link or go to Facebook, search Cornerstone Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine to add us to your list and to hear about news, updates, and interesting articles related to your health and pediatric care.
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INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE FOR PARENTS
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has launched Healthy Children.org,http://www.healthychildren.org/, a Web site offering trustworthy, up-to-the minute pediatric health advice and guidance for parents and caregivers, along with interactive tools and personalized content. Sign up for newsletters or search for specific topics of interest to you.
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WiFi availability
WiFi is now available in our office for those with laptop computers who want to be able to access the internet while in our office for an
appointment. When searching for a network to access, seek out "CP", and our network key is our office phone number with area code "9194600993"
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