Bridgeport Pediatrics

09/28/2022

What an amazing day!

WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital would like to thank the community, volunteers, and staff for making today possible.

Our community showed up in such a big way and we can’t thank you enough.

Only FIVE days until we welcome patients into our new facility & we can’t wait!

🧡💙💛❤️

11/23/2021

We are pleased to announce that we administered our first Pfizer COVID vaccines in the clinic today! If you are interested, you can call us at 3048423311 to schedule your child today.

02/16/2021

We know times are strange and uncertain for many right now, but we are available and here for you and your family. We are offering in person, telemedicine, and telephone visits and taking extra precautions to reduce the spread of infection in our office.
If your child is overdue for a check up or immunizations feel free to give us a call. We would be happy to see you.
304-842-3311

02/10/2021

Has your child been exposed to COVID and you are not sure what the next step is? Call us at 304-330-5179 to schedule a telephone or video visit with one of our providers. UHC continues to have drive- through testing behind the hospital that we can place an order for.
We are not ordering or providing rapid testing at this time due to reliability of testing and high percentage of a false negative. Test turn around is currently 2-5 days with results usually closer to 2 days.
Stay safe!

01/31/2019

With the recent increase in cold and influenza activity, it is important that you recognize what is safe and what is not safe to give your child for his or her symptoms. There are very few over the counter cough medicines that are safe for children, despite what the manufacturer might advertise. More importantly, there are no safe prescription cough suppressants in children less than 12. Even so, they are sometimes still prescribed. If you have questions about the medications that are safe to give for your child’s cough, be sure you call your primary provider first.

Cold medicines aren't recommended for young children. Here's why.

10/21/2018

https://www.facebook.com/149801640/posts/10101160447601999/

10/13/2018

As cough, cold, and flu season approaches we urge everyone to get caught up on vaccines! Just these two shots can save many newborns and young children every year. Form a protective cocoon around those little babies until they can be vaccinated themselves.

Protect your baby by making sure everyone around them is vaccinated and protected, especially with a dose of Tdap and the flu vaccine.

08/20/2018

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45246049

More than 41,000 people have been infected with measles in the first six months of 2018.

08/18/2018

The 11-month-old boy suffered weakness after catching the infection from unvaccinated older siblings.