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PIP UPDATE: The most current pediatric news

June, 2009 New PIP Newsletter Available The new issue of Partners in Pediatrics’ newsletter Your Growing Child is available at each of our offices. This edition of our newsletter gives details about the new evening hours at our Brooklyn Park office as well as our expansion of newborn care to Mercy hospital. And if you have ever had trouble convincing your child tha vegetable consumption is a good thing, we invite you to read about PIP’s suggestions. All available now! You can click here to download a printable copy of our newsletter. You need Adobe Acrobat© to view this file, which can be downloaded through the link at the bottom of this page.

June, 2009 Evening ReadyCare Now at Brooklyn Park! We are very happy to announce that beginning on June 1, our Brooklyn Park office will be open for ReadyCare Monday through Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. for simple illness and injury visits. ReadyCare hours at our Maple Grove office will remain the same. No appointment is necessary for ReadyCare visits - just come on in! Wondering what ReadyCare is? Click here for more information.

April, 2009 Swine Flu Updates State and local public health officials in Minnesota responding aggressively to potential swine flu threat. One probable case of this new H1N1 novel influenza (formerly known as swine flu) has been reported in Minnesota. State health officials are monitoring the situation closely and have increased disease surveillance. “MDH and local health departments in the state have been preparing for major public health threats for years,” Dr. Lynfield added. “We are ready to respond.” Here are some links for more information: Centers for Disease Control: What you can do - Q and A Centers for Disease Control: What’s new Minnesota Department of Health: Swine flu page

April 2009, On-Line Appointment Requests You can now request an appointment any time of the day or night on-line! This option is currently available only at our Plymouth office. Click here for the form to complete, which is sent to the Plymouth schedulers by email. A scheduler will then email you or call you with an appointment that fits the preferences you've completed. You can also find the appointment request form by clicking on the "Contact Us" button on the left side of this page, and following the appointments links.

October 1, 2008 Crisis Nursery Recognizes Partners in Pediatrics Partners in Pediatrics has had a long-term commitment to improving the quality of care our patients receive as well as the children in our community. As part of this ongoing effort we have for years partnered with the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery to provide advice and care for children at the nursery. The Crisis Nursery recently recognized PIP for this commitment. An article from the Crisis Nursery newsletter is available here.