Your Office Visit
A child’s visit to the doctor can be challenging for patients and families. Our team is trained in caring for young patients, and our goal is to make your visit as stress-free as possible.
Preparing for your visit:
- If your child is a new patient, you will receive a new patient packet. Please complete the packet and bring it to your visit.
- Please arrive 10-15 minutes early.
Be sure to bring:
- Identification, such as a drivers license
- Insurance card
- Proof of legal guardianship or medical power of attorney if anyone other than the custodial parent is bringing the child to the appointment
- List of your child's medications
- Any medical records relating to your child's condition
During your visit:
- A nurse will review the packet with you and may ask for additional information.
- The nurse will weigh your child and take vitals such as blood pressure and temperature.
- You will then meet your medical provider, who will conduct an exam, carefully explain the necessary testing and treatment, and answer all your questions.
- If your child is scheduled for surgery, you will be scheduled for a preadmit appointment and will be given instructions on where the appointment will take place.
- All surgeries are currently done at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell campus.
If you have any questions before or after your visit, call our office at
(406) 758-7490.
The Day of Surgery
- Be sure to bring your identification and insurance card.
- You and your child will check in at the patient registration desk, just inside the west entrance of Logan Health Medical Center.
- You and your child will meet the nurses, the anesthesia team and your surgeon.
- During the procedure, please stay in or near the family waiting room. A nurse will update you periodically on the progress of the surgery.
- After the surgery is finished, the surgeon will visit with you and answer any questions.
- You will be reunited with child shortly after he or she awakens from anesthesia.
- If your child is staying in the hospital to recover after surgery, he or she will be cared for by a specially trained pediatric team.
Your Hospital Stay
If your child's surgery requires a hospital stay for recovery, rest assured that a team of nurses with pediatric specialty training will care for your child.
- Children will stay in a room on the pediatric unit, while babies will recover in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Pediatric rooms are private, with TV, phone and Wi-Fi.
- Parents may spend the night with their child.
