West End Pediatrics

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!!

"We’re all mad here!"

Everyone have a safe and fun time!!!

10/29/2025

The time has come!! Our annual pumpkin contest is LIVE! 🚨

Cast your vote in the comments or when you're here for your appointments! We love being able to express our creativity and have some fun!

1. Toothless
2. Cheshire Cat
3. Where's Waldo?
4. Strawberry
5. Pua and Hei Hei
6. My 3 Stars
7. Go Eagles!
8. Bluey!
9. Unicorn
10. Race is on!

10/08/2025

Let's celebrate Lucy!

Happy National PA week to our amazing PA!

She's smart, compassionate, and somehow balances caring for all our patients AND three beautiful littles of her own! 💪🩺

We're so lucky to have you on our team... thank you for everything you do for our patients and our staff every single day!! ❤️

09/27/2025

✨ Staff Spotlight + Exciting News! ✨

We’re so proud to share that Lily, from our front desk team, has been accepted into nursing school! 🎉👩‍⚕️

💙 If you’ve been in our office, you know how special she is:

She greets every patient with kindness (and by name!)

She brings positivity and warmth to our team every single day

She’s been an important part of making our office feel like family

Her last day with us will be October 17th, and while we will miss her dearly, we are so excited to see her take this next step in her journey to becoming a nurse. 🩺🌟

Please join us in wishing Lily the very best as she starts this exciting new chapter! Drop a 💙 or ✨ in the comments to show your support!

09/26/2025

COVID-19 Vaccine Update 💉✨

We have had a lot of calls about the COVID-19 vaccines. Thank you all for being so proactive!

Here’s what our families need to know about us right now:

Final steps to be taken - The CDC director still needs to sign off on new vaccine recommendations. This usually happens quickly — we’ll update you as soon as it’s official!

Who can get it?

- Recommended for everyone 6 months and older.
- Especially important for adults 65+ and those at higher risk.
- Parents should chat with their child’s doctor about risks and benefits.

Where can you get it?

- No prescription is needed at a pharmacy.
- Vaccines will also be available through our office soon.

What’s available at our office right now?

- Pfizer (ages 12+) is in stock

- Moderna (ages 6 months–11 years) is in the works.

We’ll let you know as soon as we can start giving them! Our goal is within the next 2 weeks.

We have a list of patients to contact to schedule. If you are interested, please call us and let us know!

Insurance coverage

- Most plans cover COVID vaccines through 2026 ✅ Check with your insurance if you’re unsure!

- Updates for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program are still coming

💡 Bottom line: Some pharmacies have already started giving vaccines. We’re working quickly to get our supply so we can begin offering them, too.

Thank you for your patience

09/25/2025

🌟💫 Team bonding at its finest! 💫🌟

We had a blast at our staff outing to celebrate all the hard work and dedication our team puts in every day.

A huge thank you to our patients and their amazing parents for understanding as we closed the office a little early - it means a lot!

Paint n Sip events are officially one of our new favorite ways to relax, laugh, and get creative. ❤️ We are so grateful for this wonderful team and the chance to make memories outside the office. 🎊🩺

09/24/2025

📢 Staff Appreciation Alert! 📢

We'll be closing early at 1pm today celebrate our amazing team! 🎊

They worked so hard getting us through checkup season 🩺 - and now we are gearing up for sick season. 🍂🤧

Thank you for your understanding as we take some time to recharge and recognize the incredible people who keep our patients healthy and cared for. 💙

We'll be back at our regular hours tomorrow!!

08/17/2025

What a great time celebrating, Dr. Dawson! Thank you all to everyone who came and to everyone who has helped celebrate him throughout the years! He has touched so many lives, so it was only right to send him off in style! Love to all our patients and to Dr. D!

08/15/2025

Reminder!!

Just a heads up! We will be closed on Saturday, 8/16, for a private event honoring Dr. Dawson. His last day with the practice is Friday 8/15.

We will not be open for our usual Saturday sick clinic this week and will reopen on Monday with our normal business hours. Thank you for your understanding!

If you have any nice memories or words to share about Dr. D, please email us at westendpediatrics@ppvkids.com

08/11/2025

Just a heads up! We will be closed on Saturday, 8/16, for a private event honoring Dr. Dawson. His last day with the practice is Friday 8/15.

We will not be open for our usual Saturday sick clinic this week and will reopen on Monday with our normal business hours. Thank you for your understanding!

If you have any nice memories or words to share about Dr. D, please email us at westendpediatrics@ppvkids.com

07/03/2025

We will be closed tomorrow. We will reopen Saturday morning for same-day sick visits at 8:30am.

Please have fun and be safe! 🎆

Be mindful of neighbors with animals and small children who may be very nervous and scared of the fireworks this weekend. 😬

07/02/2025

Please join us in welcoming, Dr. Virginia Byrd, to West End Pediatrics!!🎊🎉

We are very excited to have her join our practice. She has completed her residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and is ready to start seeing patients! Please check out our website to read more about her!

Her schedule will be open starting July 22. There will be some limitations on which insurances she accepts in the beginning, but we are diligently working on those details.