PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center - Saturday Pediatrics Clinic

The PeaceHealth Medical Group Pediatric team in Ketchikan offers a Saturday Pediatrics Clinic from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sometimes parents simply donâ€™t want to wait until Monday to have their child see a doctor. Or maybe a child needs a follow-up visit to change a bandage or check on progress after being in the hospital or emergency department (ED). This is also the perfect time for parents to schedule a well-child exam or sports physical so that their child does not miss any school.

What is it?

The PeaceHealth Medical Group Pediatric team in Ketchikan offers a Saturday Pediatrics Clinic from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sometimes parents simply don’t want to wait until Monday to have their child see a doctor. Or maybe a child needs a follow-up visit to change a bandage or check on progress after being in the hospital or emergency department (ED). This is also the perfect time for parents to schedule a well-child exam or sports physical so that their child does not miss any school.

Who is it for?

Area infants and children.

Why do they do it?

PeaceHealth is working hard to improve access to care. In Ketchikan, where there are no urgent care clinics, this includes helping patients avoid unnecessary visits to the ED over the weekend for issues best handled by their primary care physician or pediatrician.

Impact

Since beginning to offer the Saturday clinic in early 2015, physicians have seen 8 to 12 children each weekend.

Contact: Mischa Chernick
Marketing & Communications Manager
Telephone: 907-228-8300, ext. 7176
Email: michernick@peacehealth.org

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