Riverside Pediatrics

01/05/2026

2026 is off to an exciting start! We are now accepting applications for our Murrells Inlet location!

Positions that we will be hiring for in Murrells Inlet include:

Lead Pediatric Physician (MD or DO)
Pediatric or Family Nurse practitioner (this position will be primarily in our Georgetown location)
Nursing (RN/LPN)
Medical Assistants (CMA)
Medical Administrative Assistants (front office medical administration)

Though we do not plan to open our Murrells Inlet location until this summer, we hope to begin hiring for many positions soon. It is our hope to have our Murrells Inlet crew train in Georgetown in the spring and carry our culture of patient care and positive family experiences over to the Murrells Inlet location. "Caring for yours like we care for our own" is a way of life at Riverside, all locations!

Please forward your resume/CV and cover letter to Deborah Armstrong at dgross@riverside-peds.com or fax to Deborah's attention at 843-833-8599. We only consider applications from individuals with up-to-date licensure and certification.

We are so excited to grow our team and expand our services to Murrells Inlet! Let's do this!!

12/31/2025

You don’t have to wait up until midnight to celebrate on New Year’s Eve! Families are invited to join us at the Waccamaw Library for a special Noon Year’s party. Fun for all ages! 🎉🕰️🥳

12/31/2025

Happy New Year's Eve to our patients and their families! Please note our holiday hours this week... ⭐️

Wednesday, 12/31 - 8 am - 12 pm
Thursday, 1/1 - Closed - Happy New Year!
Friday, 1/2 - 8 am - 12 pm
Saturday, 1/3 - 8 am - 10 am (Georgetown only)

We hope that everyone has a wonderful New Year celebration with their family and friends! Be smart and be safe!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas Eve to our wonderful families! Please note our holiday hours this week!

Wednesday, 12/24 - 8 am - 12 pm
Thursday, 12/25 - Closed - Merry Christmas 🎄
Friday, 12/26 - 8 am - 12 pm
Saturday, 12/27 - 8 am - 10 am (Georgetown only)

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday celebrating with their loved ones - we are grateful for all of you! 🎄❤️🎅🏻

12/24/2025

And the results are in!!! 📣 Our Kingstree office almost had a clean sweep 🤗, but Barnyard Bonanza saved the day for our Georgetown crew ⭐️! Congratulations to our winners! 🫶🏻🎄👏🏻

1st - Elias the Elf by Madelyn Heathcott - 190 points
2nd - Happy Christmas by Beka Hanna - 149 points
3rd - Barnyard Bonanza by Erin Lippert - 96 points

Thank you to all of our employees for their awesome efforts and the joy that they bring to our little patients every Christmas season! 🎄🎁🤗

Thank you to all who voted! We are so grateful for our community of families! ❤️

12/22/2025

Wow! Waccamaw Middle School collected an amazing 13,302 items for the Baskervill Food Pantry. We enjoyed participating as a business partner and matching a week’s worth of student donations. Proud of these kids and the administration and staff at WMS! 👏🏻❤️🖤

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~ Winston Churchill

12/20/2025

Ok, Facebook friends…it’s that time again! Our annual Deck the Doors competition is on!! Voting will be open until Tuesday, December 23rd at midnight.

Click the like button (👍🏻) for 1 point or the love (❤️) , care (🥰), or funny (😂) button for 2 points. You can vote for as many doors as you like, but please only vote once.

Our employees love this time of year and work hard to make the office festive - we will have a $100 first prize, $50 second prize, and $25 third prize.

Let’s do this, everyone! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and thank you for participating!! 🎄🤗

12/15/2025

This weekend was full of Christmas cheer!🎄 We loved being part of the Andrews Christmas parade!! 🤗

12/15/2025

We had a blast at our Riverside Pediatrics Christmas party 🎄 at The Blue Bayou! We are blessed to work with such a fantastic group! ⭐️ 💃🏼 🎅🏻

12/07/2025

We love this! Parenting is HARD, and especially during such a busy time of year 🎄, we all can lose our patience. Before getting upset for natural curiosity, fatigue, or overstimulation, take a deep breath and consider why certain behaviors are happening.

Staying calm is a superpower! You’ve got this! 🤗

A big part of parenting is reminding ourselves not to make a child feel bad…
for being a child.

It sounds obvious, but in real life it’s surprisingly easy to forget.
We get tired.
We get overstimulated.
We’re juggling a thousand things at once,
and suddenly their noise, their mess, their emotions, their slowness,
feels bigger than it actually is.

And because we’re human, it’s easy to expect maturity they simply don’t have yet.
Babies will cry.
Toddlers will unravel.
Children will push limits.
Teenagers will be moody.
Not because they’re trying to make our lives harder,
but because their brains, boundaries, and emotional skills are all still under construction.

And that’s where we slip sometimes —
when our expectations run ahead of their development.
When we forget they’re still learning impulse control,
still learning regulation,
still learning how to communicate needs they don’t fully understand.

This doesn’t mean we avoid boundaries.
It doesn’t mean we excuse hurtful behaviour.
Guidance still matters — limits, correction, repair, all of it.
But HOW we give that guidance matters just as much.

Instead of shaming,
we teach.
Instead of taking it personally,
we stay curious.
Instead of assuming they “should know better,”
we remember they’re practicing being human, not performing it perfectly.

We don’t have to get this right every time — none of us do.
But noticing when our expectations are bigger than their capacity
is one of the kindest things we can offer them…
and ourselves.

They’re not giving us a hard time.
Most of the time, they’re just having one. ❤️

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11/28/2025

The most recent infant death in Kentucky brings the total in the USA to 5 infants who have died this year from pertussis (whooping cough). While specific 2025 hospitalization rate data is still emerging, pertussis is most dangerous for infants, with the CDC estimating that about one in three infected babies are hospitalized. This is a significant concern given the rise in reported cases in 2025, which are more than double the number at the same time in 2024 (fatalities are more than double in 2025 also).

The high risk for hospitalization in young infants, particularly those under 3 months old, highlights the critical importance of early vaccination for babies and booster shots for pregnant individuals and those in close contact with infants. These deaths are preventable. Please vaccinate your babies.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to our patients, their families, and our dedicated staff! We hope your day is full of family, fellowship, and love. We are thankful for you! Our blessings overflow! 🦃🧡🍁