| You are encouraged to see whichever physician you prefer as your child’s personal pediatrician, and every effort will be made to provide continuity of care with that doctor. Occasions will arise, however, when your child may be seen by another of the pediatricians when your doctor is unavailable (on call, day off, vacation, ill, etc.). During office hours, your child’s chart will be readily available to the physician who cares for him/her. After hours, however, you may need to familiarize the doctor taking the call with your child’s history, as they won’t have ready access to the chart.
Please recognize that many routine illnesses and complaints are often handled a bit differently by individual physicians where a variety of diagnostic and treatment approaches are equally adequate. We hope you will not become confused or upset should one doctor treat your child somewhat differently than you are accustomed for similar complaints. If you have questions, please call your doctor the next business day and feel free to discuss your child’s condition and treatment.
Well child care - especially for newborn, infant and pre-school children affords the pediatrician a chance to answer your questions about your individual child’s progress and to help you as a parent be a trained observer of your child for developmental progress and signs of illness. The aim is for the pediatrician and parent to join in meeting the best interests of the child.
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