| Office Philosophy
Our office is bright and colorful, but is not 'juvenile', so
that the office is pleasant for children, adolescents, and
adults. Our philosophy is to make office visits as
non-threatening as possible to young children. We avoid
white coats and uniforms. We emphasize preventive care and
patient education as per the guidelines of the American
Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Osteopathic
Family Physicians.
Office Hours
Our office is open from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9 AM to 5 PM Friday and 9 AM to 12 Noon on Saturday.
From September to June we have one Saturday per month off and from June to August we are open every other Saturday.
Please call the office for all appointments, as doctors can
be out of the office for a part of the day. There are no
walk-ins. This office offers flexible hours to accommodate
most patients? schedules. For your convenience, evening and
weekend appointments are available. We also accommodate
patients needing emergency care.
Every effort is made to keep waiting time in the office to a
minimum. However, emergencies arise, and some patients need
more time than others. If we do fall behind, we hope you
will understand. Please remember that you could be the
patient that requires extra attention. If you find it
inconvenient to wait, we will be glad to reschedule your
appointment.
Should you need to cancel your appointment, please notify
the office at least 24 hours in advance so that other
patients can be scheduled for the vacated time slot.
Infection Control
In order to better protect your family from infections, we
accepted following infection control policy.
We do emphasize the importance of prophylactic vaccinations
for adults and children. Only fully immunized children are
accepted in our practice. We respect parents? right to
refuse immunizations for religious, philosophical or any
other reason, but we consider un-immunized children a
potential risk for the spread of infectious diseases.
Therefore all children in our practice have to be immunized
according to the recent recommendations of the Centers for
Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics. We
do stock the full line of vaccines routinely recommended for
teenagers and adults.
For the same reason, we dedicate special examination room
for infants; sick and healthy children are separated by time
as much as possible; potentially contagious patients must
enter through the separate entrance and there are no toys in
the waiting room.
On-Call Coverage
Drs. Gordina and Goldman do take all their after-hours calls
themselves. Cross-coverage with reputable local doctors is
always arranged in rare cases when doctors are not
available.
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