CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy

09/12/2025

Due to a staffing shortage, our phones will be on exchange today.
The office WILL be open regular hours.
Staff will be checking messages throughout the day, and returning calls as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your understanding!

07/03/2025

I rarely post on this page anymore but this is important. Please recognize that poverty is one of the most import sources of illness and disability in childhood. Please review the newly passed federal budget in that light.

Second, please spend a bit of time at least reading the abstract from this article in the Lancet. The US has saved an incredible amount of live across the world. We now are poised to do the opposite with 14 million deaths coming by 2030 from the discontinuation of USAID funds. Respond however you can.

Dr Malone
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01186-9/fulltext
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID
interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on
mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the abrupt funding cuts announced and implemented in the first half of 2025 are reversed, a staggering nu...

05/06/2025

Happy Nurses Week to all of the nurses out there, but especially to this crew! Thank you for all that you do for patients and families every day!

02/06/2025

Due to the winter storm, we will be closing the office today. If your child has an appointment today, someone will contacting you to reschedule. Someone will be available by phone for emergencies so please call if you have any concerns. Thank you for your understanding and please stay safe in the storm.

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02/03/2025

Due to a staffing shortage, our phones will be on exchange today.
The office WILL be open regular hours.
Staff will be checking messages throughout the day, and returning calls as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your understanding!

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01/13/2025

Due to a staffing shortage, our phones will be on exchange for the rest of today.
The office WILL be open regular hours.
Staff will be checking messages throughout the day, and returning calls as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your understanding!

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12/23/2024

The gas leak has been fixed, and it is safe for the building to open so our office is now open and operating under our normal hours. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

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12/23/2024

Due to a gas leak in the building, our office is currently closed. We have no information about when it will be safe to open again, and will keep you updated. In the meantime, we will have someone available by phone for emergencies, so please call if you need anything and someone will get back you as soon as they can. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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12/20/2024

We will be closing Tuesday December 24th at noon and closed Wednesday December 25th for Christmas, and then closing again Tuesday December 31st at noon and closed Wednesday January 1st for New Year's. Someone will be available on call for emergencies. We will be open our regular hours 12/23, 12/26, 12/27, 12/30, 1/2 and 1/3. Happy Holidays to all!!!

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12/11/2024

We will be closing tomorrow (Thursday 12/12) in the afternoon for our annual Holiday party. We will have coverage for emergencies- please call if you have any concerns or questions. Otherwise we will be open Friday 12/13 for our regular hours! Thank you for your understanding!

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12/06/2024

OUR APPROACH TO IMMUNIZATIONS
Our approach to caregiving is to share important decisions with caregivers with a strong element of trust. One area that we do have expectations of trust is in our recommendations concerning immunizations. We have strong confidence in the science and the extensive experience concerning the critical personal and public health benefits of this protection. At CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy, we believe that vaccinating our children and young adults may be the single most important health-promoting intervention that we perform. We firmly believe in the safety of our vaccines and support the appropriate administration of vaccines in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics schedule.

We understand that some caregivers may have uncertainty or distrust of the process of immunization, and we are happy to review our expertise in this area. The recent increase in vaccine-preventable illness poses a risk to ALL children. We know the very serious illness and/or complications that can occur from diseases like measles, mumps, polio, German measles, whooping cough, meningitis, pneumonia and so many others. The vaccines we give, safely and effectively PREVENT those terrible diseases. For us it would be the equivalent of not using child safety seats in your car! It’s just too hazardous. In addition, we care for very young babies and children with chronic illnesses who are even more susceptible to the serious complications of infection. Knowing that these frail children can be exposed in the community at any time from unvaccinated children is a risk that we must help reduce by vaccination. For these reasons we have the following vaccine policy.

• We follow the American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Guidelines and expect caregivers to generally accept those recommendations and schedule, barring very specific medical exemptions.
• We will need to have reasonable assurances from caregivers who have a child with a significant delay in immunizations that we can work out a process to achieve full immunization status.
• We do not give non-medical exemptions for immunizations.
• Please understand that significant or ongoing delays in immunization may require caregivers to seek care elsewhere.

We are dedicated to taking care of children and are eager to form a healthcare team with families. However, we cannot let lack of immunizations be an obstacle to the welfare of all children. We would hope that care givers can place their trust in us for this very important part of their child’s health protection.

Our approach to caregiving is to share important decisions with caregivers with a strong element of trust. One area that we do have expectations of trust is in our recommendations concerning immunizations. We have strong confidence in the science and the extensive experience concerning the critical personal and public health benefits of this protection. At CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy, we believe that vaccinating our children and young adults may be the single most important health-promoting intervention that we perform. We firmly believe in the safety of our vaccines and support the appropriate administration of vaccines in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics schedule.

We understand that some caregivers may have uncertainty or distrust of the process of immunization, and we are happy to review our expertise in this area. The recent increase in vaccine-preventable illness poses a risk to ALL children. We know the very serious illness and/or complications that can occur from diseases like measles, mumps, polio, German measles, whooping cough, meningitis, pneumonia and so many others. The vaccines we give, safely and effectively PREVENT those terrible diseases. For us it would be the equivalent of not using child safety seats in your car! It’s just too hazardous. In addition, we care for very young babies and children with chronic illnesses who are even more susceptible to the serious complications of infection. Knowing that these frail children can be exposed in the community at any time from unvaccinated children is a risk that we must help reduce by vaccination. For these reasons we have the following vaccine policy.

• We follow the American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Guidelines and expect caregivers to generally accept those recommendations and schedule, barring very specific medical exemptions.
• We will need to have reasonable assurances from caregivers who have a child with a significant delay in immunizations that we can work out a process to achieve full immunization status.

We are dedicated to taking care of children and are eager to form a healthcare team with families. However, we cannot let lack of immunizations be an obstacle to the welfare of all children. We would hope that care givers can place their trust in us for this very important part of their child’s health protection.
• We do not give non-medical exemptions for immunizations.
• Please understand that significant or ongoing delays in immunization may require caregivers to seek care elsewhere.

Send a message to learn more