Doctors Notes:

Urgent Care and ER visits

Where did October go?  It is has been a busy back to school season.   There have been multiple respiratory illnesses going around.  RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) made a reappearance after taking a break last winter.  Various viruses, such as parainfluenza, that cause croup have been present in high numbers. We

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Masks

I don’t think anyone would have predicted this is where we would be at the start of this next school year.  The summer seemed so promising and I think we all enjoyed seeing each others smiles for a bit!  COVID-19 however has continued to evolve and, unfortunately,  we are in

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COVID vaccine for kids

Exciting news!  The Pfizer vaccine has been approved down to age 12, and studies continue on children down to age 6 months.  Hopefully, that means we can keep kids healthy and get back to more and more in person activities. Although children generally have done pretty well if they got

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Winter fun during COVID

Sorry the blogs have not been as consistent as in the past.  As things hopefully get closer to normal over next few months we will resume our monthly blogs.  We hope you have all been staying healthy, both physically and mentally. The Pfizer COVID vaccine is close to approval and

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Coronavirus cases continue to increase

We are continuing to see record numbers of COVID-19 cases in West Michigan. Although we have been fortunate so far that most children that get COVID-19 have done well, that is not 100% of the time.  We do not have a vaccine yet.  Many older adults are getting very sick

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Influenza vaccine

We always recommend strongly that all children and adults older than 6 months get their influenza vaccine, and this year will be even more important.  We will be having a drive thru influenza clinic on Saturday, October 3, 2020.   2020 Drive-Thru Flu Clinic Flyer (1)

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Like most of the United States, Holland Pediatric Associates has been making changes to try to limit the spread of infection in our community and follow the recommendations of public health officials. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work together to safely continue to provide advice and healthcare

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Sports Physicals

Welcome to Spring!  It is this time of year that it is important to plan ahead for your child or adolescent’s “Preparticipation Exam” or  “Sports Physical”.   MHSAA  (Michigan High School Athletics Association) requires a sports physical for athletes competing in sports at school, usually starting in 6th or 7th grade. 

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Postpartum Depression

We will be starting up our blog series and will hope to post every month, so check back monthly for new topics.  If you have a topic you would like us to discuss on our blog feel free to let our front desk know. This month I wanted to touch

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Welcome to our new website!

Welcome to our new website!

We hope that this site is helpful and easy to use for you.  We will be doing monthly blogs here, usually on health and development topics, but today I thought I would just do a quick overview of the site and the new patient portal.

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