After Hours
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When the office is closed, medical advice and urgent care appointments can be obtained in several ways.
If you are viewing this page on a phone, please scroll down for Emergency care and Urgent Care information. After Hours Advice
Not sure if your child needs to be seen tonight? These options will help to triage (determine the urgency of) the problem at hand. Symptom Checker - HealthyChildren.org If the symptom checker tells you to see the doctor right away, either sign up for an evening urgent care appointment or go to the Emergency Room. If it does not tell you to see the doctor right away, either sign up for a morning urgent care appointment or call our nurses during regular business hours. Call East Bay Pediatrics Call us at (925) 438-1100 and choose the option to speak to a doctor on call or a nurse. We will help you figure out next steps for your child. Please note that After Hours Nurse Advice calls incur a $10 fee (Monday - Friday 6:00pm to 7:00am) and (All day Saturday & Sunday). Physician Advice calls will be billed to insurance any may incur a copay or deductible. Medication dosing chart Remember that dosing tables for acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Ibuprofen) are in your baby blue book and on this website. Non-urgent issues MyChart Messages Non-urgent Advice can also be obtained from our nurses or your primary care physician by email through MyChart Health Questions The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides an extensive resource for parents at https://healthychildren.org You may also consult our website health topics page, where you will have access to an extensive array of pediatric medical literature which can provide information on home care for illness as well as other health issues. Well visit appointments, Vaccines and Referrals Questions about well visit appointments, vaccines or referrals should be addressed during regular business hours. Please call between 9:00am-5:00pm. Appointment cancellations If you need to cancel an upcoming appointment, please leave a message at this number: 925-438-1100, option 2 Make sure to leave your child's name, date of birth, the date and time of the visit and which physician the visit was scheduled with. Visits canceled after 5:00pm the day prior to the visit will incur a missed appointment fee. |
Emergency
In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 911 Emergency Room visits If your child needs to go to the Emergency Room, we recommend UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland or John Muir Hospital. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland: 747 52nd Street, Oakland John Muir Hospital: 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek Urgent Care
Pediatric-specific Urgent Care options are limited. If your child can wait until the morning (see symptom checker below for details) use one of the below links for our East Bay Pediatrics Urgent Care options. East Bay Pediatrics Urgent Care
Regular weekdays in both locations 8:00am-9:00am. Saturdays in Berkeley 9:30am-12:00pm. Certain Holidays (see calendar) in Orinda 8:00am-12:00pm. UCSF Health - Pediatric After- Hours Urgent Care (separate from East Bay Peds)
UCSF staffs a pediatrician on weeknights from 5:30pm-9:00pm and weekends/holidays from 9:00am-5:00pm at their own urgent care clinic. To schedule an appointment for their urgent care clinic please click the link to the right or call 415-502-7000. Their clinic is located at 2920 Telegraph Ave Suite 200 Berkeley, CA 94705 Golden State Orthopedics Urgent Care
Golden State Orthopedics urgent care is a walk-in clinic for sprains, strains, broken bones, dislocations, torn ligaments and more. No appointment needed. Skip the ER! www.goldenstateortho.com/urgent-care/ |
