After Hours
Center for Pediatric Medicine is here for your pediatric needs 24.7, 365 days a year! We understand that your child may get sick outside of CPM’s normal office hours.
How does after-hours work:
During the hours we are closed we are readily available to assist you with any urgent clinical concerns you may have.
You can call any of our office locations or 203-790-0822. You will be promoted with an after-hours message. If you select option 1 you will be connected with CPM’S after-hours answering service team. The after-hours team will gather all of your child’s information (Patient's first and last name, best contact number, and health care concern). This message will be sent to “Rainbow Babies” an experienced triage service that CPM uses to assist us with clinical after-hours calls. A trained triage nurse will call the patient back and provide the recommended clinical advice. If the triage nurse needs more assistance they will reach out to one of CPM’s on-call providers for the night. CPM’s on-call provider will call the patient directly and continue to evaluate your child over the phone. All phone call encounters are followed up with a call the next day from CPM’s triage department.
If it is a life-threatening emergency please call 911.
This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moved some childhood vaccines into a ‘shared decision making’ category, so families can make informed choices in partnership with their pediatrician. We are assured by the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Meningitis, Rotavirus, Influenza vaccines, and RSV antibodies will continue to be available, effective, and covered by insurance. Here at the Center for Pediatric Medicine our providers follow the American Academy of Pediatrics immunization schedule and will continue to recommend protecting children from these diseases.
We understand how confusing this can be for our families who are trying to make the best-informed decision for their children. Our team is here to provide guidance and support every step of the way.
If you have questions about immunizations or would like to discuss the schedule with one of our providers, we encourage you to schedule a visit or consultation.
