Dr. Catherine Phillips - Phillips Pediatrics

04/23/2026

Happy 21st Birthday to our Intern, Luke! He’s my sidekick in the exam rooms, gives the best high fives 🙌 and is going to be an Awesome Pediatrician after med school 👨‍⚕️. We hope he’s had a great week celebrating such a fun birthday 🎉

04/21/2026

During National Pediatric Transplant Week and Donate Life Month, I am honored to introduce you to a very special patient. At just 2 years old, Caiden received a life-saving liver transplant at St. Louis Children’s Hospital as part of his treatment for Hepatoblastoma. I’m happy to report that Caiden is now 10 years old growing big and strong 💪. Please join us in honoring the heroes who make these miracles possible and give a shout out to our miracle, Caiden! Transplants don’t just save lives; they give kids their childhoods back.
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04/20/2026

Spring hours for MONDAY WALK-IN Clinic are now 8:00-11:00 AM and 1:30-3:30 PM.
WalkIn Tues-Fri is unchanged 8:00-9:00 AM and 2:30-3:30 PM. We have scheduled appointments available if you cannot make walk-in hours or need a scheduled visit. You can schedule online in your portal or call our office (662) 371-1543 ext 1.

04/19/2026

PhillipsPediatrics is happy to help sponsor Reads, Beats, & Eats hosted by the Lafayette County Literacy Council as part of our Raising Readers Program. We appreciate all you do for children and families in the LOU community. One of our favorites is Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. We encourage our families to register so your child builds a library of their own! Reads, Beats, & Eats is this Thursday. What a great way to kick off Double Decker weekend and support literacy in the LOU Community! 📚

A big thank you to Dr. Catherine Phillips - Phillips Pediatrics for your continued support of the Lafayette County Literacy Council!!

We hope to see you at Reads, Beats, and Eats on April 23rd!! 🎉📚🎶🥂

04/18/2026

We had fun last night @ Mahj4aCause! So proud of our friends who helped host the event benefitting Doors of Hope Ministries. Mrs. Brooke was the lucky 🍀 winner of a new mahj set from Oxford Mahjong League.

04/17/2026

Some of our talented artist this week! 🎨
Art contest goes through April 24th so there is still time to enter.

🎨All types of art is accepted
🎨we have paper at the front desk or use your own size 8x11
🎨 Draw something related to Oxford or Double Decker
🎨The winners artwork will be displayed at n our lobby.
🎨please turn it in at the front desk or send us a picture on social media.
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04/16/2026

✨ Employee Spotlight ✨

Today we’re proud to shine the spotlight on one of our incredible Nurse Practitioners, Emily Teer! 🤩

With a passion for patient care and a commitment to making a difference every single day, Emily loves taking care of all the sweet Phillips Pediatrics kiddos! She goes above and beyond to ensure each patient feels heard, respected, and cared for. From providing expert clinical guidance to offering a comforting presence, she truly embodies what compassionate healthcare looks like. Outside of the office Emily loves walking her 🐶 and being in her garden🪴

04/15/2026

In honor of the World Immunization Week, we would like to share a vaccine testimonial from one of our clinic’s families. Duncan suffered scary complications from the RSV virus before a vaccine became available. Thankfully, his younger sibling was protected from a similar outcome by a vaccine.

“I am a mom of three young kids and a strong advocate for childhood vaccinations and preventative medicine in general. I’m also the daughter of a retired Pediatrician, so I grew up understanding how important prevention is when protecting children’s health.

When my middle child, Duncan, was born in 2022, there was no preventative protection available for RSV. At just two months old, Duncan was diagnosed with RSV and ultimately hospitalized for several days receiving oxygen. I don’t know if you’ve ever watched your baby struggle to breathe, but I have, and it will go down as one of my top five scariest moments. I felt so scared and completely helpless.

Unfortunately, the story didn’t end when we left the hospital. For the last three years, Duncan has had significant asthma (or reactive airways, as Dr. Phillips called it until Duncan turned two). Even something
as basic as a common cold can trigger wheezing and we still have to give him breathing treatments.

When my youngest child, George, was born a year and a half later, Beyfortus had become available to help protect babies from RSV. Dr. Phillips discussed it with me and I had absolutely no hesitation in deciding to vaccinate George based on what I have been through with Duncan.

George has been in daycare since he was four months old, and there have been confirmed cases of RSV in his class on multiple occasions. George has never gotten it, and I don’t believe that is just luck.

As a Mom who has experienced both a baby hospitalized with RSV and a baby protected from it, I can’t tell you how happy I am that Beyfortus is now an option parents can choose to help protect their babies from RSV and the potential long term complications that can come with it.

If you have a baby or are expecting one soon, I strongly encourage you to talk to your Pediatrician about RSV protection for your child. Because medical progress matters, and sometimes it can change a child’s entire story. And if sharing our experience helps even one baby avoid a hospital stay like Duncan’s, it’s worth telling.”

04/15/2026

Just like Elmo says, we’re learning, growing, and feeling "pretty, pretty, pretty good!"

04/13/2026

Parents’ meme Monday! 🤩

Thank you to all the original meme creators. Send us your favorites for next week.

04/12/2026

Any day at the ballpark is a good day! ⚾️

04/10/2026

🎨 Artist of the Week 🎨 Chandler had fun at Sno Biz recently and decided to paint this Oxford hot spot for our Double Decker Art Contest 🍧

✅Contest is April 1-24th
✅All types of art is accepted
✅We have paper at the front desk or use your own 8x11 size
✅ Draw something related to Oxford or Double Decker.
✅Winners artwork will be displayed in our lobby
✅ Please turn it in at the front desk or send us a picture on social media by April 24th.

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