Appointments
 

Appointments

Patients are seen by appointment unless an emergency arises. If you have an emergency, call and let us know prior to bringing your child in, since it may be necessary for you to go to the emergency room instead of the office.

If you are not able to be on time for your appointment, please contact the office to inform us of your delay. It may be necessary to reschedule your child's appointment.

If you walk in with your child and it is not an emergency, you will have to wait until we have an opening for that day or first available on another day. We will not automatically see and examine siblings of the patient with an appointment, even if they are sick. Please be courteous to us and the other patients by calling to schedule an appointment.

If a patient who arrived after you did is called back, please understand his/her appointment is with a different physician.

Your First Visit

Your first visit will normally require more time than an established patient, due to obtaining patient, financial and other required information.

We request new patients to arrive 15-30 minutes before scheduled appointment to allow time for completing new patient information.

After Hours/Emergency Care

If your child is in a life or death situation - call 911 or go to the emergency room.

If your child has ingested plants, drugs, poisons, etc., call poison control center immediately and follow their directions exactly.

 

Poison Control Center Georgia 1-800-282-5846 . Tennessee 1-800-288-9999 . National 1-800-222-1222

Should an emergency situation arise during office hours, bring the child to our office or phone us immediately. After regular hours or on weekends we can be reached through the office answering service. A triage nurse will return your call promptly.