Milton Pediatrics News

We are constantly reviewing and updating our preparations and protocols as we learn more about COVID-19. We are open and here to answer your questions. Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate the situation.

1. Respiratory sick visits are being separated from well visits:

These patients are seen in separate, dedicated areas of our office, at the end of the day, and by dedicated staff. We are not mixing sick and well patients in our office. We have also increased the frequency of cleaning our office. If you are not well, please call our office ahead of your appointment.

2. Virtual Visits:

We will continue to use telehealth visits, when applicable, to help avoid unnecessary exposures to our patients, families, and staff.

3. In-person Visits:

Please call our office for any health concerns. We are encouraging all patients who are well enough to stay home, unless we deem it necessary to be seen in our office.

• • When you arrive, please call the front desk from your car to check in, at 781-356-6200 ext.105.
  • We will call you back when a room is available, as our waiting room is closed.
  • Before entering the building, please put a mask on both you and your child, go to the exam room, and keep the door shut.

4. Well child check-ups:

We are currently seeing a limited number of patients for in-office well visits, prioritizing those who are due for immunizations.  Starting July 1st, 2020, we anticipate expanding to see well child check-ups for all ages in-person.  

5. Visitors:

We ask that when possible, only the patient and one healthy parent attend all visits. 

• • For the first newborn visit, both parents (if healthy) are allowed to attend.

6. Missed Vaccinations:

If your child missed a vaccination due to a prior virtual well child check-up, our office will reach out to schedule a time to come in for these vaccines.

7. COVID-19 Exposure:

If you think your child may have been exposed to an active case of COVID-19, please call our office. We will assist you in obtaining COVID-19 testing at a pediatric testing site based on current testing guidelines.

8. Social distancing: 

Please practice social distancing appropriately to limit unnecessary exposure to the virus, as recommended by the Department of Public Health.

9. Boston office:

We will be reopening the Boston office on July 6th, only for patients without respiratory sick symptoms.  Patients who normally are seen in the Boston office who are sick with respiratory symptoms or fever will continue to be seen in the Braintree office as needed. 

We would like to thank you for all your patience and support as we navigate these unprecedented times. We have a few more changes this week that we would like you to note. Our waiting room is now closed. We ask that families check in from their cars by calling 781-356-6200 ext. 105. Once an exam room is available, the front desk staff will call and you will be brought directly into a clean room. Please limit one parent per child for the visit.  We are also trying to go paperless, and ask that families sign up for Patient Gateway to make the process easier. You can update your insurance and demographic information, request appointments, send non-urgent messages to our clinical staff and obtain After Visit Summaries and Health Forms on Patient Gateway. Finally, we ask that all people coming in to our office wear a mask.

Thank you!

Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our Boston office. To maintain appropriate social distancing and separation of well and sick patients, we believe this is the right decision to keep everyone as safe as possible. We will accommodate all of our Boston patients in our Braintree office.

Dear Milton Pediatrics Patients:

We are constantly reviewing and updating our preparations and protocols as we learn more about COVID-19. We are open and here to answer your questions. Please be patient as we navigate the current situation.

As of today, Monday March 23, 2020

1. Respiratory sick visits are being separated from well visits. We have added additional office space on the first floor of our building. We are not mixing sick and well patients in the waiting room or patient rooms. We have also increased the frequency of cleaning our office. If you are not well, please call our office ahead of your appointment.

2. Virtual Visits:

Please see the post below for more details

3. Sick visits:

Please call our office for any health concerns. We are encouraging all patients who are well enough to stay home, unless we deem it necessary to be seen in our office.

• • We will be setting up virtual visits for those that are appropriate.
  • Patients with respiratory symptoms will be seen in our new office space on the first floor.
    • When you arrive, please call the front desk to check in by phone.
    • We will then call you when a room is available.
    • When you enter the office, please put a mask on both you and your child, go to the exam room, and keep the door shut.

4. Visitors

We ask that when possible, only the patient and one healthy parent attend all visits.

5. COVID-19 Exposure

If you think your child may have been exposed to an active Coronavirus case, please call our office. We are not currently testing any patients in our office for COVID-19.

6. Social distancing: Please practice social distancing and stay at home to limit unnecessary exposure to the virus.