Northwest Pediatric Services

Walk-in Sick Clinic

For your convenience we provide a walk-in sick clinic for our established patients and for new patients transferring care to our office. Walk-in sick clinic hours are Monday through Saturday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am . New patients should try to arrive by 10:30am . These hours are to accommodate sick patients who are experiencing an immediate problem or illness, for example a fever, sore throat, or earache. An appointment is not necessary. Chronic complaints may require a scheduled appointment. If your child is sick and morning clinic has finished, please call our office to speak with our triage nurse. There is a $30 convenience fee in addition to any co-pay for all Saturday and evening after hour appointments.

During sick clinic you may see the first available provider or wait to see the provider of your choice. Because we are a small practice we hope that you will feel comfortable with all of our providers.


Well Child Visits / Camp and Sports Physicals

Bringing your child in for regular Well Child visits is an important part of their health care. These visits allow your doctor to evaluate your child’s health, growth, development and provide anticipatory guidance. Our doctors see patients for well checks and camp/sport physicals on an appointment basis only. Please keep in mind that your child should be well for these visits. If your child has additional complaints a separate office visit may be necessary. We recommend scheduling your well child visit 1-2 months in advance so that you may see the physician of your choice. If your physician is not available you have the option of scheduling with one of our other providers. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please cancel within 24 hours so that we may offer the appointment time to another patient. Appointments not cancelled 24 hours prior to your appointment time will be charged a $25 cancellation fee. For your convenience, please visit our forms page to view the immunization schedule and print any necessary forms prior to your appointment.


After Hours

One of our pediatric providers is on all call weeknights, weekends and on holidays. You can reach a triage nurse with the Seton call center by dialing our main office number at (512) 338-8500 and selecting the appropriate option. You will be transferred automatically. If there is no answer you can contact MedLink at (512) 323-5465 (323-LINK). Please use this service for calls that cannot wait for office hours. The call center fee of $15.00 will be assessed to your account for each call made.


Pre-Partum Appointments

If you are an expecting parent and would like to meet one of our pediatricians, please contact our office to schedule a free pre-partum appointment. Once you have scheduled your appointment please visit our forms page to print the Prepartum Consult that you may complete and bring with you to your appointment.


Nurse Triage / Referrals

If you have any medical questions or need assistance with a referral you may contact one of our clinical staff during normal business hours for assistance.


New Born Care

Our doctors perform new born care at most area hospitals. If you are expecting a baby, please tell your OB/GYN and labor & delivery nurse to contact Northwest Pediatrics when your baby is born. On occasion your new born will receive care from the neonatologist on staff at the hospital. Please contact our office to schedule your first appointment within 2-3 days from the date of birth or earlier if needed. Please visit our forms page to complete the necessary forms prior to your appointment.


In-Office Lab
Our CLIA certified laboratory allows us to perform numerous in-office tests at the time of your appointment.


Classes

As a service to our patients and even non patients we offer free classes on various topics concerning baby care basics, child development and child safety. Visit our What’s New section for a current class schedule.