Diaper drive!

Posted by: Brooke Wells on January 30th, 2019

APA Community,

We are excited to be participating in a Diaper Drive in partnership with Babies Need Bottoms to help families in our own community! A Diaper Drive—where we will collect diapers and wipes, helps to meet a crucial needs for families of little ones in Asheville. As we all know, diapers are an ongoing, necessary part of daily life with babies and young children. And they are expensive! Monthly costs for diapers can exceed $80 per child and government assistance benefits do not cover the cost of diapers. Infants use up to 12 diapers a day and toddlers up … Read full article

Flu vaccines available!

Posted by: mscully on November 27th, 2018

Has your child had their flu-vaccine yet?

Our physicians, the CDC, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that all children ages 6-months and older receive a flu vaccine every year.

We currently have both the injection and nasal spray (FluMist) vaccines available. Call our office at (828) 254-5326 or send us an appointment-request via your FollowMyHealth patient portal account to schedule an appointment!… Read full article

Patient Satisfaction is a Top Priority

Posted by: Eleanor on April 18th, 2018

Your satisfaction and feedback are very important to us! Over the next few weeks we will be sending out a link to our online ‘Patient Satisfaction Survey’ via FollowMyHealth (our patient portal) after your child is seen for an appointment. If you are seen for an appointment in our office, please keep an eye out for the survey link in your FollowMyHealth inbox! The survey only takes about 2-minutes to complete.
If you do not have a FollowMyHealth account yet and would like to sign-up for our online patient portal, please call our office at 828-254-5326 ext. 2112 and we … Read full article

Do you have BCBS? We are happy to see you!!

Posted by: Eleanor on August 2nd, 2017

We at Asheville Pediatrics feel very blessed to be proudly independent for more that 75 years. We have always prided ourselves on our excellent medical care and wonderful relationships with local Mission pediatric specialists. However, we are also parents and understand the financial burden that parents of children with special medical needs face. As such, we remain committed to contracting with all major insurers (BCBS, United Health Care, MedCost, Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, Medicaid, etc). We also will continue to work to develop new relationships with specialists both local and outside of the immediate Asheville area, to ensure our children Read full article

Drop-in appointments are for established patients only

Posted by: Eleanor on April 5th, 2017

Hello everyone, this is a gentle reminder that our early morning and all-day drop-in clinic is for established Asheville Pediatric patients only.  If you are interested in joining our APA family, please call our office and we will be happy to discuss transferring your care!   Once you have been seen and are an established patient, then we are happy to see you at your convenience.… Read full article

Daytime sick clinic drop-in is here!!

Posted by: Eleanor on January 31st, 2017

It’s coming….

Starting tomorrow, February 1, we are beginning a daytime drop-in clinic for sick and acute care visits!

We will still have our early morning drop-in from 7:45-8:30, but we’re extending our drop-in hours to 9:30-11:30 in the morning and 1:30-3:30 in the afternoon. These are for sick visits only (sore throats, cough, runny nose, fever, tummy ache of less than 1-2 weeks duration, etc). This is NOT for seeing children for routine well visits and ongoing medical conditions (ADHD, chronic headache, abdominal pain, depression, etc). We believe a crucial aspect of pediatrics is the relationship each child and … Read full article

Drop-in cancelled today (Monday 1/30)

Posted by: Eleanor on January 30th, 2017

Drop-in clinic is cancelled this morning due to icy road conditions.  Please call or message us via the portal if you need to cancel or reschedule your child’s appointment today.  Stay safe and warm!… Read full article

Snow and office hours

Posted by: Eleanor on January 6th, 2017

Snow is in the forecast, please check our website and facebook page (along with WLOS) for the latest updates about office hours or closings.… Read full article