Happy Fourth of July weekend! As always, we are here to serve you!
Office Hours on Sunday, July 4th and Monday, July 5th (Holiday)
Lake Bluff Office – Open from 8:00 am – Noon
Urgent care only (no walk-in sick call)
Lindenhurst and Vernon Hills offices will be closed.
Call us at 847-295-1220 at 8:00 am on Independence Day for urgent care appointments only.
Please Note:
Lindenhurst Office – Closed
Vernon Hills Office – Closed
We’re pleased to announce the return of our morning sick call, Monday 6/14!
Just as it was pre-pandemic, this will be an opportunity for you to bring your sick child into the office between the hours of 8am and 9am, on a first come, first served basis.
Please know that morning sick call will not be exactly the same as it was before. Please do not walk into the office/waiting room to be added to the sick call queue, please instead wait in your vehicle and follow the below process in order for us to maintain pre-visit screening.
The new steps:
1. As you arrive in the parking lot of our office, please click on our website and click the button (or follow this link) “Morning Sick Call”
2. Fill in your child’s name
3. Fill in your child’s date of birth
4. Select which office you’re at from the drop-down menu
5. Enter the best phone number we can currently reach you at
6. Submit the form. You are now in the waiting queue.
Our front desk staff or nursing staff will receive that sick call request in real time and will contact you shortly. They will then call and review your child’s symptoms (as they would during a normally scheduled sick appointment).
When the nursing staff is ready for you to be seen, they will direct you to meet them at the sick entrance door. Please wait in your vehicle until they let you know you are ready to be seen.
The new steps:
1. As you arrive in the parking lot of our office, please click on our website and click the button (or follow this link) “Morning Sick Call”
2. Fill in your child’s name
3. Fill in your child’s date of birth
4. Select which office you’re at from the drop-down menu
5. Enter the best phone number we can currently reach you at
6. Submit the form. You are now in the waiting queue.
We’re pleased to announce that we are now accepting appointments for COVID vaccines. You may submit a request to be placed on our COVID vaccine appointment list via our “Request an Appointment” form. Please select “COVID Vaccine” from the provider dropdown menu to have your request routed to the correct staff members.
We’re wishing you and your family a very Happy Memorial Day! As always, we are here to serve you!
Office Hours on Memorial Day, May 31st
Lake Bluff Office – Open from 8:00 am – Noon
Urgent care only (no walk-in sick call)
For urgent care appointments only, call 847-295-1220 at 8:00 am on Memorial Day.
Lindenhurst Office – Closed
Vernon Hills Office – Closed
It is with bittersweet feelings that we announce Dr. Doug Ashley will be leaving Lake Forest Pediatrics on 6/20/21.
Joining Lake Forest Pediatrics back in 2000, Dr. Ashley has been a beloved physician at our practice. He has been a selfless provider for many families, a wonderful colleague, and an international superstar, taking annual medical mission trips abroad to care for patients in rural clinics.
Dr. Ashley will be shifting his focus in the medical field from patient care to a medical safety role and we wish him nothing but the best.
Dr. Ashley may have already spoken with you, or you may have received a letter from us in the mail, but please know that we wish to avoid any possible interruptions in your child’s care. On our “Meet Our Providers” page, you may find brief bios of other members of our practice. Each are Board Certified in Pediatrics and are on-staff at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital and Lurie Children’s Hospital, and all are dedicated to delivering the best care that every person deserves.
Please feel free to let our front office staff know which physician you would like to see at your next visit. Should your insurance plan require you to select a primary care physician, you may inform them of which physician you have chosen, effective 6/21/21.
If you have any questions or if you need anything, please contact our office at 847-295-1220.
Thank you for the continued privilege of providing care for your child.
We’ll miss you, Dr. Ashley!!!
(especially beating you at fantasy football, ha ha)
As of 5/17…
Construction is done! We’re moving in, getting everything organized, and prepping for re-opening!
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As of 2/26…
Plumbing’s done and new concrete has been poured. It’s a blank slate:
We’re excited to announce a new Vernon Hills office location!
Please make a note of our future new address in Vernon Hills:
565 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 105 in Vernon Hills, opening in May
Our new office will be centrally located and easy to access from both Townline Road (Route 60) and Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21). Construction on the building is proceeding and we’re thrilled to be able to share our beautiful, new office with you soon. The new, convenient location is expected to open in May.
Our current Vernon Hills office location at 870 West End Court will be open until March 22, 2021. After March 22, the office will be closed in preparation for our move to the new location. The Lindenhurst and Lake Bluff offices will continue to serve you in the interim:
Lindenhurst Office: 2592 Grand Avenue in Lindenhurst
Lake Bluff Office: 917 Sherwood Drive in Lake Bluff
Our new office will be open in plenty of time for regular check ups and sports physicals, in advance of the camp and school season. Please call us at 847-295-1220 to schedule your child’s annual well child appointment or sports physical at our new Vernon Hills office or any of our three convenient locations.
Happy Holidays from all of us at Lake Forest Pediatric Associates! May this holiday season be filled with warmth and togetherness!
We are here to serve your family throughout the holiday season. Please make a note of our special holiday office hours.
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We’re proud to be caring for your family! Lake Forest Pediatric Associates is happy to announce that our Lindenhurst and Lake Bluff offices are now open for Well Visits for All Ages. Call 847-295-1220 for an appointment.
AAP Recommends Well Child Visits
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents continue to bring their children for well child visits and to continue to follow their child’s vaccination schedule. Read more about it here: Pediatricians Want Parents to Keep Children’s Vaccination Appointments amid Coronavirus.
Call for an Appointment
Please call 847-295-1220 to make an appointment for well child visits and vaccines at all offices.
Continued Safety
Caring for our patients, their parents, and our staff and keeping them safe continues to be our primary concern. During this stay-at-home time, it’s important to visit your provider for your child’s preventative care. We offer separate times dedicated solely to well visits and we’re taking extra precautions to keep our patients and staff safe.
-We continue to separate well visit and sick visit times for the day. Well visit appointment slots account for the vast majority of the day (morning through early afternoon) with sick visit times in the late afternoon (and not coinciding with well visits).
-Our front desk and nurse educators continue to apply screening questions for appointments.
-We continue to adhere to universal PPE protocols, having our staff in masks and using gloves, face shields, and gowns where necessary, and issuing masks to patients who need them.
-We continue to advocate that patients wait in their car until called back for their appointment. In addition, we limit the number of people in the waiting room and we adhere to social distancing recommendations.
Read our blog article here: Lake Forest Pediatrics Providing Safe & Effective Care.
Insurance Changes
If your health insurance coverage may be changing, it’s a good idea to utilize your family’s current insurance plan for your child’s covered visits. Schedule your child’s checkups and vaccinations by calling 847-295-1220.
