We believe that nights and weekends should be family time for our families and our providers unless a child is severely ill. We are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week by telephoning our main number 610-372-9222. We will see children outside office hours when urgently needed at the appropriate location (office, emergency room, or hospital) to render them the best care possible.

For life threatening emergencies such as:

unconsciousness
severe injury
severe shortness of breath
uncontrolled bleeding
prolonged seizure

1) Call 911 - tell the ambulance to go to The Reading Hospital Medical Center
or St. Joseph's Medical Center then,

2) Call 610-372-9222 - tell us your child's name and situation, and your
phone number.

For urgent situations such as:

1. Call 610-372-9222 and follow the paging instructions so we can help you work out the most appropriate plan of care for your child. After hours we will return your call within 15 minutes.
2. If we do not respond within 15 minutes, call 372-9222 and follow the paging instructions again.

If you suspect your child has eaten, drunk,
or inhaled something poisonous:

1. Determine "what" and "how much"
2. Find the label or container
3. Call the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
4. Follow their instructions
5. Call us at 610-372-9222.

Please save non-urgent calls for "telephone call in times"
7 days/week from 7:30-8:30 am