How does the pediatrician feel about parents calling our office after hours?
• Dr. Pruitt and Dr. Minick are strongly committed to making sure their parents have ample information at their fingertips, and it was with that in mind that they have created this website. We hope that many of the more common questions can be answered easily through this resource. We ask that parents reserve the after hours calls for emergencies only. That way, the physicians will be able to address all the emergency calls in a timely fashion. • Is there a specific time of day that the pediatrician will take phone calls? • Our office is fortunate to have an excellent nurse to handle phone calls during normal office hours Monday-Friday. If she is unable to answer your question satisfactorily, it will be taken to your physician. We answer phone calls over lunch and after the office has closed. If there is an emergency, the nurse will notify us, and we will respond immediately. • Is the office conveniently located for less travel time with a sick child? • We reviewed several potential of
