We strive to provide our patients and their families the same thoughtful care we would want for our own -- with calmness, kindness, respect, and understanding. Thank you for helping us maintain a healthy and supportive environment for our entire pediatric healthcare family. Guiding Principles

Unifour Pediatrics is one of the few primary care offices open 362  days/year ... even early mornings on Saturdays, Sundays and most holidays (with up to 3 providers/day on times of high sick visits, and with full lab services). Because of this, very few of our patients ever have to resort to the expense or problems encountered with "emergency department" or "urgent care" facilities (which are NOT staffed by certified pediatric clinicians, do NOT usually have full rapid laboratory testing, and do NOT have access to your child's medical records). Call 828-328-1118 ASAP after 8AM if you need to be seen.

If you are concerned about your child's symptoms, we can offer assistance through "nurse calls" for guidance and questions. In some cases, telehealth visits may be offered for selected problems. As part of our ongoing commitment to preventative care, we also provide extensive patient education materials to help reduce unnecessary office visits here or elsewhere.

However, always watch your child's symptoms, and, of course, if you have a true emergency and/or are unable to come to our office (on vacation, etc.), then please proceed directly to an urgent care or emergency department facility.

Routine masking is NOT necessary except for patients (or family members) who are showing symptoms of or have been recently exposed COVID or Measles (reappearing due to non-immunizers), or if instructed by Unifour Pediatrics staff. Most of the runny noses and sneezing that we are currently seeing is due to allergies or "colds", and not COVID.