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    WHY YOUR OWN PEDIATRIC OFFICE SHOULD PERFORM YOUR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PHYSICALS?

    6/3/2021
     

     

     

    WHY SHOULD YOUR CHILDREN BE SEEN IN THEIR OWN PEDIATRICIAN’S OFFICE FOR THEIR SPORTS, SCHOOL AND WELLNESS PHYSICALS?

     

    • Because the pediatrician’s office knows your children better than any other physician, urgent care clinic or “pop up” sports physical location.

    • The pediatrician has a record of anything that has ever been done on/for your children in the past, a record of their allergies, their medications, your family history, to name a few – all very important in the big picture of providing care to your children.

    • During the yearly wellness/sports physical exam, the pediatrician’s office performs tests that urgent cares and other non-physician office settings do not, for example, growth parameters, cholesterol testing, mental health screenings, vision screenings (except for kindergarten).

    • Once your child has had his yearly physical, any forms related to school, camp or sports can be filled out up to a year from the last physical.

    • The majority of clinics outside of the pediatrician’s office are staffed by providers who have had limited training in pediatrics. (You wouldn’t want a plumber working on your car, would you?)

    • And, the best yet, NO COPAY! NO FEES! (almost all insurance companies are required to pay 100% for physicals)

     

    IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD/ADOLESCENT TO HAVE A YEARLY PHYSICAL DONE BY THEIR PEDIATRICIAN’S OFFICE!

     

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