Services
Palmetto Pediatrics-North Grove provides comprehensive, expert care for newborns, babies and children up to 18 years old. Our services include:
- ADD treatment
- After-hours pediatric call center
- Assesment and management of acute and chronic illnesses
- Education and counseling related to normal childhood growth and development, safety, nutrition and behavior issues
- Immunizations
- Lab and X-ray facility
- Separate well and sick waiting area
- Well child appointments
Palmetto Pediatrics-North Grove electronic medical records (EMR). EMR enhances patient care as well as convenience. We can quickly access your child’s medical history and provide you with documentation on growth and development, as well as information on any illness or injury your child may have. Through EMR, our physicians are able to instantly transmit prescriptions to the pharmacy of your choice during your visit.
Well Child Visits
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends regularly scheduled checkups. These checkups, usually called “well baby” or “well child” visits, give our physicians a chance to observe and assess your child’s health and development, and give you a chance to have questions or concerns addressed. Parents will need to be present for this appointment and the patient should be dressed in loose clothing for their convenience. Generally, parents should schedule appointments for well-child visits as follows:
- One to two weeks of age
- Two months*
- Four months*
- Six months*
- Nine months
- 12 months*
- 15 mnths*
- 18 months
- Two years
- 3 years and up will be annually until the age of 18
* Vaccinations are scheduled at this visit