Starting November 9th, board-certified pediatricians will be available at Lake Region Urgent Care, Honesdale, during peak weekday hours, Monday through Friday from 3pm to 7pm. The pediatricians, members of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers\u2019 Pediatric Hospitalist Program, will see children\u2014infants to teens\u2014for conditions that don\u2019t require a visit to the Emergency Department but do need prompt attention, such as ear infections, sore throat, allergic reactions, minor cuts or burns as well as broken bones or sprains.
The \u201cafter-hours pediatrics\u201d was a response to a demand for same-day sick visits for the community\u2019s youngest patients, according to Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) Executive Director Frederick Jackson. Lake Region Urgent care joined WMCHC in September.
\u201cEveryone knows children don\u2019t always wait for regular office hours to get sick,\u201d said Jackson, \u201cand we are very pleased to be able to add after-hours pediatric care, no appointment necessary, at Lake Region.\u201d
Jackson noted that many of WMCHC\u2019s general pediatric and Family Medicine offices do offer same-day access by appointment, but slots fill up quickly. Honesdale Pediatric Center located at 1837 Fair Avenue, sees same-day patients by appointment on Saturdays and Sundays between 9am and 12noon. Walk-in service, currently not available due to COVID-19 screenings, is expected to return once the pandemic ends.
Lori Shipsky-Truax, MD, medical director, WMCHC Pediatric Hospitalist Program, looks forward to seeing patients at Lake Region who will benefit from her group\u2019s expertise, \u201cWe\u2019re trained to treat infants and young children,\u201d she says, \u201cIt\u2019s truly a great plus for an urgent care to have pediatricians on staff.\u201d
Dr. Shipsky-Truax pointed out, however, that since urgent care staff are not a patient\u2019s primary care provider, it is very important for parents to relay the child\u2019s medical history, including any chronic conditions to ensure the optimum continuity of care. \u201cWe can provide better services and better communicate what care the child has received to his or her primary care provider.\u201d
Lake Region Urgent Care is located at 273 Grandview Avenue in Honesdale. The facility is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 5 p.m. Patients may download pre-registration forms from the patient portal by visiting www.lakeregionurgentcare.com. For more information, call 570-390-4545. Lake Region Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine officially joined WMCHC on September 30, 2020.
Photo: Lori Shipsky-Truax, MD, FAAP, medical director, WMCHC Pediatric Hospitalist Program, is one of three pediatricians who will be staffing Lake Region Urgent Care Monday \u2013 Friday, 3 pm to 7 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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