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Lake Forest Pediatrics strives to provide high quality, compassionate, and outstanding pediatric care to the families of the communities we serve. The well-being and availability of health care for kids is a very important matter. For over 20 years the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has helped provide healthcare for children and their families.

It has been over 100 days since Congress passed funding for this program. In order to avoid a government shutdown by January 19th, Congress must pass a new government spending bill. We encourage you to make your voice heard by contacting your members of Congress to let them know the importance of including CHIP funding in this bill.

Call your members of Congress today:
877-233-9025 and be directed to the offices of your federal legislators.

Tweet to your members of Congress today and include this hashtag: #ExtendCHIP

• Twitter handles for all US Senators:
https://twitter.com/cspan/lists/senators/members

• Twitter handles for all US Representatives:
https://twitter.com/cspan/lists/u-s-representatives

Please also feel free to share this message in order to raise awareness for the urgency of including healthcare coverage for millions of children in this bill. Thank you for supporting children and their families!

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The CDC recommends a routine annual influenza (flu) vaccination for all children aged 6 months and older, without contraindications. 

Flu vaccination appointments are now available in all 3 of our Lake Forest Pediatric offices. Only injectable flu vaccine will be given this year.

Please call 847-295-1220 for an appointment.

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All of us at Lake Forest Pediatric Associates wish you a Happy Fourth of July!

As always, Lake Forest Pediatric Associates is available to serve you 24/7/365. Please reach out to us by phone at 847-295-1220.

On the Fourth of July, our Lake Bluff office will be open from 8:00 am to Noon for acute illness visits only. Please note that Walk-In Sick Call will not be available. Please call us on July 4th at 847-295-1220 to schedule your child’s acute illness appointment.

Our Vernon Hills and Lindenhurst offices will be closed on the Fourth of July.

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Happy Holidays!

We’re here providing family-focused care throughout the holiday season. Please email or call 847-295-1220 to schedule an appointment. Morning sick call (no appointment needed) is available Monday – Saturday, 8:00 – 9:00 am.

HOLIDAY HOURS

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016, Lake Bluff and Lindenhurst offices will be open from 8:00 am – noon on Christmas Eve. Vernon Hills office will be closed.

Christmas Day, December 25, 2016, Our Lake Bluff office will be open from 8:00 am – noon by appointment only for urgent care, (No walk-in care) on Christmas Day. Vernon Hills and Lindenhurst offices will be closed.

Monday, December 26, 2016, Our Lake Bluff office will be open from 8:00 am – noon by appointment only for urgent care, (No walk-in care) The Vernon Hills and Lindenhurst offices will be closed.

New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2016, Lake Bluff and Lindenhurst offices will be open from 8:00 am – noon on New Year’s Eve. Vernon Hills office will be closed.

New Year’s Day, January 1, 2017, Our Lake Bluff office will be open from 8:00 am – noon by appointment only for urgent care, (No walk-in care) on New Year’s Day. Vernon Hills and Lindenhurst offices will be closed.

Monday, January 2, 2017, Our Lake Bluff will be open from 8:00 am – noon by appointment only for urgent care, (No walk-in care) The Vernon Hills and Lindenhurst offices will be closed.

847-295-1220

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Summer road construction is taking place on Grand Avenue (Route 132) west of Route 45. The construction is causing delays on Grand Avenue and adjacent roadways. Click here for an interactive map of road conditions in the area.

Because of the road construction, our patients are experiencing delays in accessing our Lindenhurst Office. Please plan to add some extra travel time if you have an appointment at our Lindenhurst office.

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Our offices are experiencing phone and computer outages due to power issues in the area. Thank you for your patience while we work to restore the systems. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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We’re excited to announce that our phone system will be updated soon! The new Comcast phone system will bring advanced technology, improved reliability, and innovative communications features to our pediatric practice.

We are in the final stages of making the transition from our AT&T system to the new Comcast system. We expect to finalize the transition to the new phone system on Tuesday, August 28th, sometime after 4:00 pm. The transition work is expected to take up to two hours to complete. During that time, we will not have phone service. If you need to contact us during that time period, please either send a message via the portal for non-emergent situations/questions or call our answering service. As always, for medical emergencies call 911.

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Wishing Your Family a Happy Thanksgiving!

All throughout the upcoming holidays, families have healthcare needs. We are here to serve you! Give us a call: 847-295-1220.

Our Lake Bluff office will be open from 8:00 am – Noon on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2016, by appointment only for urgent care. (No walk-in care)

The Vernon Hills office will be closed on Friday, November 25, 2016.

The Lake Bluff and Lindenhurst offices will be open for sick call and regular office hours Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26, 2016.

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Our new phone system will be installed on Tuesday, August 28th! We’re excited that the new phone system will provide our pediatric practice with advanced technology, improved reliability, and innovative communications features.

We have been assured that our internet and phone systems will be unaffected during the transition, until the actual cut over is made at approximately 4:00 pm. The transition work is expected to take up to two hours to complete. During that time, we will not have phone service.

If you need to contact us during that time period, please either send a message via the portal for non-emergent situations/questions or call our answering service. As always, for medical emergencies please call 911. Read more here: https://lakeforestpediatrics.com/news-events/articles/phone-system-updates

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The physicians and staff of Lake Forest Pediatric Associates, Ltd (LFPA) care about your child’s health. Protecting your child from vaccine preventable illness is one of the most important things we can do to ensure your child lives a long and healthy life. It is the recommendation of LFPA that all children should follow the vaccine schedule as published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). LFPA will adhere to the recommended vaccine schedule of the state of Illinois’ required immunizations and will not support the use of delayed or alternate schedules.

In order to best protect your child, as well as all of our patients, LFPA will no longer accept patients whose parents do not vaccinate their children according to the recommended vaccine schedule. Patients who are behind on receiving the recommended vaccines will be given the opportunity to catch up through a timetable provided by their physician.

While we respect your right as a parent to make medical decisions for your child, those parents who do not wish to comply with the recommended vaccine schedule will be asked to seek medical care elsewhere.

We know that there is a lot of conflicting advice and misinformation regarding the necessity and safety of vaccines. The providers of LFPA are willing to discuss any questions regarding vaccines and provide resources for parents regarding the safety of vaccines and the recommended vaccine schedule.

Required vaccines:

* Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
* Haemophilus influenza type b
* Hepatitis B
* Invasive pneumococcal disease
* Measles, Mumps, Rubella
* Meningococcal meningitis
* Polio
* Varicella