Expert Pediatric Care for a Healthier Tomorrow
Comprehensive Pediatric Care at EPIC Urgent & Family Care
At EPIC Urgent & Family Care, we are dedicated to providing top-tier pediatric care that Palatine and Streamwood parents trust and love. Dr. Hetal Patel, a board-certified pediatrician with over five years of experience at our clinic, is affiliated with Northwest Community Hospital and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. She has become a cornerstone of the community, known for her commitment to the health and well-being of her young patients.
Pediatric Well Exam
Our approach to pediatric care revolves around comprehensive well-child visits, designed to monitor and promote healthy development from newborns to young adults up to the age of 21. These pediatric well exams are fundamental to preventive health care and provide a continuum of care that parents in Palatine and Streamwood have come to rely on. During these visits, Dr. Patel ensures that all children are up-to-date with their vaccinations, regardless of their insurance status, and provides necessary physical forms for school, sports, camps, or college.
Well-child visits are more than just routine checkups. They are a proactive measure to safeguard your child’s health. Dr. Patel performs thorough physical examinations and recommends any necessary screenings for common health or developmental issues. Each visit is an opportunity to record crucial health data such as height, weight, body mass index, and any pertinent test results, which are essential for detecting potential health issues early on.
Well-Child Services
- Well-baby checkups from newborn to age 21
- Childhood Immunization
- School physicals
- Sports physicals
- Camp Physicals
- College Physicals
Engaging and Informative Pediatric Care
Understanding your child’s health and developmental stages is crucial. During each well-child visit, Dr. Patel provides valuable information on various topics including health issues unique to our area, safety concerns, and nutritional advice. This ensures that parents have the knowledge they need to support their children’s health effectively.
Parents often have numerous questions about their children’s health that go unanswered. Dr. Patel encourages parents to prepare a list of questions or concerns they may have about their child’s health or development. This preparation makes well-child visits an ideal time for in-depth discussions about topics like sleeping patterns, eating habits, potty training, attention and learning difficulties, and social behaviors.
Protecting Against Serious Diseases
Another key aspect of well-child visits in pediatric care is that they are a great way to keep up with your child’s immunizations. A CDC study showed that routine childhood immunizations are responsible for the largest decline of some of the most devastating diseases across the US population. Many diseases that once killed and maimed children in mass numbers are now highly preventable.
These diseases have not been totally eradicated, however. Many of them are still prevalent in other countries and could easily return to the US if immunization rates fall. Studies show that unvaccinated children are much more vulnerable to these diseases.
The unfortunate irony in pediatric care and general healthcare is that vaccines have been so successful against them that many have forgotten how dangerous those diseases were when they were widespread. Many people no longer appreciate the value of protecting their children against diseases such as polio, pertussis, and measles.
Conditions We Treat in Pediatric Patients
At EPIC Urgent & Family Care, we offer a wide range of pediatric services to meet the diverse needs of our community:
- Abdominal Pain
- ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Bedwetting
- Bronchiolitis
- Chest pain
- Childhood depression and/or anxiety
- Colic
- Common cold
- Common adolescent problem
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Cough
- Croup
- Diaper rash
- Ear infection
- Eczema
- Failure to thrive
- Fever
- Hay Fever
- Headache
- Pediatric rash
- Pneumonia
- Precocious puberty
- Short stature
- STD treatment
- Urinary tract infection
Accessible and Affordable Care
We believe that all children deserve access to quality healthcare. EPIC Urgent & Family Care accepts all major commercial insurances and Medicaid. For families without insurance, we offer affordable rates to ensure that no child goes without necessary medical care. We also participate in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, which provides vaccinations at no cost to eligible families.
Contact Us Today
For reliable, compassionate pediatric care that Palatine and Streamwood parents trust, turn to Dr. Hetal Patel at EPIC Urgent & Family Care. Whether you’re a new parent seeking a pediatrician you can trust or looking for comprehensive pediatric care, our doors are open. Call us today at 708-733-7750 to schedule an appointment or to learn more about our services. Let us be part of your child’s journey to a healthy, happy life.
Schedule Your Child’s Next Pediatric Well Exam Today
Our Palatine Urgent Care Clinic provides telemedicine service, walk-in medical care, family medicine services, and pediatric care services to Palatine and multiple neighborhood suburbs including Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Bloomingdale, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Glenview, Highland Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Itasca, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Mount Prospect, North Barrington, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, Roselle, Schaumburg, Streamwood, South Barrington, Sutton, Vernon Hills, Wheeling, Woodadale, and many more suburbs.
