When you are worried about your child, call us. Also, please have your pharmacy number available, and pencil and paper ready to take down instructions. If your child is acting ill, please take the temperature before you call. For routine questions, medication refills, etc., please call during regular office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am until 5:00 pm. After hours, the telephone is answered by an answering service which will reach one of us on-call. In case of emergency, please call us before going to the emergency room. Call our office while still in the hospital to set up your first well baby checkup. These visits insure that your baby is growing and developing normally; that he/she is receiving appropriate nutrition; and to detect any problems that you perhaps don’t notice. In addition to health guidance, your baby needs immunizations to protect him/her from certain illnesses. We follow the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics.