Mercy Grace Pediatrics & Primary Care

One practice for the whole family

Pediatrics and primary care under one roof means a child does not have to transfer practices at eighteen, and parents are not managing two sets of records, two portals, and two phone numbers.

That continuity is the point: a clinician who has watched a child grow up notices changes that a chart does not show.

When a clinic is not the right place

Even a good practice is closed sometimes. Go to an emergency room for trouble breathing, unusual drowsiness or difficulty waking, signs of dehydration, a significant head injury, or a temperature of 100.4°F or higher in a baby younger than three months — the American Academy of Pediatrics' threshold, and lower than most parents expect.

Do not wait for a rash. The CDC says meningococcal disease "can first appear as a flu-like illness and rapidly worsen", with the dark purple rash appearing only in the later stages. A child who seemed to have flu this morning and is clearly worse this afternoon is the signal.

Trust the change you see in your own child over any list, including this one.