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Letter to Families | Kid Care Pediatrics Policy

Dear Friends and Families:

Welcome to Kid Care Pediatrics. It is our hope that the information presented will be helpful to you in selecting a medical home for the children in your family.

Kid Care Pediatrics has been in existence since October 2001. It was established by Omar A. Gomez, M. D. The practice philosophy at Kid Care Pediatrics is to provide quality pediatric medical care for children in a professional yet caring manner.

The pediatricians and medical staff enjoy getting to know their patients and families and all strive diligently to do the very best job they can for each child. Kid Care Pediatrics is a “Mom and Pop” operation in which the doctor(s) and the pediatric staff combine personal touch with the medical expertise necessary to care for a full range of medical needs, including sick visits and follow-up care, well-child check-ups, immunizations, and newborn hospital admissions after delivery.

On our website, you will find helpful information on appointments, insurance, new patient registration information, after hours care, telephone triage, primary care provider selection information, hospital privileges, health tips, maps and links page, and other information.

We invite you to “check Kid Care Pediatrics out” and look forward to meeting you and your family. You are welcome to come by, call the office, or browse through our website for more information on the services that are available. The entire medical staff is committed to your child’s health and well-being and invite you to Come Grow With Us!TM

Respectfully,

Omar A. Gomez, M.D. and
Kid Care Pediatrics Staff

Kid Care Pediatrics Policies

Appointments:

--Call the office at (817) 337-5503 or (817) 847-6420 twenty - four hours prior to an appointment if the appointment is not going to be utilized/if the visit is being cancelled or postponed.

--We reserve the right to charge $25 for no show appointments without 24 hour cancellation notice.

--Please be aware patients that arrive more than 5 minutes late for their appointments may be asked to reschedule.

Payments:

--We collect all co-pays, deductibles and co-insurance at the time of service according to the benefit quote that our office obtains from your insurance company.

--We have a $30.00 fee for all returned checks.

After Hour Calls:
--There is a $15.00 charge for all after hours urgent nurse triage calls.

--For prescription refills, ask the pharmacy to forward a medication refill request to our office. For patients that are seen at the Keller office use (FAX # 817 337-0110) and for patients that are seen at our Fort Worth office use (FAX # 817-847-6412) or call the office for a refill request with 24-48 hours prior notice if possible in order to ensure a timely response. (Keller Phone # 817-337-5503) (Fort Worth Phone # 817-847-6420)

Holidays:

---The office is closed for all major holidays. For urgent and emergency care, parents are to use the Cook Children’s URGENT CARE and EMERGENCY CARE GUIDELINES.

Inclement weather:

---For inclement weather office hours, please check our website at www.kidcarepediatrics.com. For urgent and emergency care when the office is closed due to inclement weather, please use the URGENT CARE and EMERGENCY CARE guidelines previously listed.

---Kid Care Pediatrics physicians see patients from 0 – 18 years of age. Once 18 years of age, patients are referred to physicians that care for adults.

Vaccines:

---Kid Care Pediatrics providers believe in the efficacy of vaccines and strongly recommends patients receive state and school mandated immunizations. Elective vaccines are also offered. For families who will be refusing/declining vaccines for their children, Kid Care Pediatrics will kindly refer families to the Tarrant County Medical Society (PH# 817 732-2825) to search for other medical practices in agreement with an anti-vaccine medical philosophy..