Welcome

Welcome to the website of East Greenwich Pediatrics located in East Greenwich, RI. Our practice is committed to the healthcare of children and adolescents, from birth through age 19. We believe in partnering with parents to provide the highest quality care, sensitive to the physical and emotional needs of our patients. Our office offers a warm, friendly environment for caring, personalized attention to your family.

East Greenwich Pediatrics uses the Patient Centered Medical Home model of care.  Patient Centered is a way of saying the patient is the most important person in the health care system.  Please visit the office page for more information about how our team works together to provide high quality health care to your child.

Our practice is currently accepting newborns as new patients.  If you are expecting and would like to come to our practice, please call the office to set up a prenatal consult with one of our doctors.

Dr. Flanagan, Dr. McMillan, Dr. Pogacar, Dr. Maule and Dr. Klipfel

Updates

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Measles

We have been getting many questions about  measles, the measles outbreak, and the MMR vaccine.  Currently there are no measles cases in Rhode Island and we would like to keep it that way!  The MMR vaccine is very effective at protecting people from catching measles. Children between 1 and 4 should have received 1 dose …

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Dosing Over-The-Counter Medications

We get many questions about the dosing of over-the-counter medications.  These charts show dosing based on weight and age.  If you have any questions of course give us a call! fever/pain reducer chart (by weight) acetaminophen / ibuprofen dosing over-the-counter allergy medication chart (by age) allergy medication dosing

After Hours

Finding Care After Hours

We are in the office all day Monday through Friday and in the morning on Saturday and Sunday.  If you need an appointment on a weekday please call after 8:00AM when our secretaries can take your call.  On the weekends if you need a sick appointment call between 8:00AM and 10:00AM.

We are available by phone after hours through our main number 401-884-8900 if you have an urgent question or concern about your child.  The answering service will answer the phone and relay the information to the appropriate person. If you have called and do not hear back within 30 minutes, please call again.

If your child is ill or injured and needs to be seen outside of those times, we recommend the Hasbro Children’s Hospital emergency room in Providence, RI.  If the issue does not require a hospital, please consider:

For after hours orthopedic issues (broken bones, sprains, sports injuries) consider Ortho RI Express with multiple locations.