March 25th, 2020 Coronavirus Updates:
Important notice to our Pediatrics South families:

Our practice is closely following updated recommendations from the CDC and Allegheny County and Washington County Health departments for the emerging COVID-19 disease. We have increased our sanitizing practices and will work to separate well patients from sick patients in our offices. At the current time there is no in office testing for coronavirus available.

In accordance with the recommendations from the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics South will be encouraging visits via TELEHEALTH to address the needs of our patients and families.  While not all visits can be managed through these video-based visits, many concerns and medical conditions can be addressed and managed.

Those patients with fever, cough and known exposures to COVID-19, can use TELEHEALTH as an option to assess their overall respiratory status and discuss the symptoms with the provider.  After the video-based assessment, they can then decide if further evaluation or referral is necessary.  These visits are billed to your insurance company and no copay is currently being collected.

A few examples of common TELEHEALTH visits:
Medication checks, dermatologic conditions (acne, rashes, etc.), developmental concerns, allergies, constipation, irritable bowel symptoms, etc..

Please contact our office if you would like to schedule a TELEHEALTH visit with one of our providers.

Beginning Thursday, March 26th, we will be suspending all Walk-In visits due to the current COVID-19 situation. We are asking patients to call to schedule all ill visits so that we may process the visits ahead of time. Please call the office when you arrive in the parking lot. You will be called to come into the office when your appointment is ready. Waiting in the car is a safe option. We are taking these safety precautions for all of our patients and staff.

We continue to encourage our patients to schedule their preventative care visits which are in designated well visit areas.

Please also remember that our TELEHEALTH visits are available Monday through Saturday and are provided by one of our own practitioners.

We are following the AAP recommendations and recommending that our patients keep their scheduled well visits.   We are continuing to separate all ill and well appointments.  If you cannot keep your well appointments but have questions about your child’s health, you may schedule a TELEHEALTH visit.

If you have any questions or are seeking additional advice, please visit the CDC website https://www.cdc.gov for more information.

Thank you all for your cooperation.