PEDIATRICS
Pediatric care at NHSC Plainfield dates from 1969 when a "well baby station" was established to serve the Plainfield community. The department now provides a full spectrum of comprehensive primary care for children, aged newborn through adolescence, in a state-of-the-art facility, and at two school facilities.

Pediatrics at NHSC includes:

• Newborn child care
  
• Physicals to assess a child's growth and development
  
• Review of the major developmental achievements of a child's age group
  
• Injury prevention education
  
• Family education and counseling
  
• Vision and hearing screening
  
• Immunizations
  
• School, camp, athletic and work physicals
  
• Treatment of acute and chronic illness
  
• Asthma Management
  
• School-based services at Plainfield High School and Washington Elementary School grade levels
  
• Care for hospitalized children
  
• Referrals for diagnostic and specialty services
  
• Case management for children with chronic disease
  
• Obesity Prevention Program - TeamPop

Urgent Care and Walk-Ins
Walk-in patients are seen for urgent care during all operating hours.

copyright © NHSC 2004