GETTING MEDICAL HELP After Office Hours

It's GETTING LATE and My Child Is Sick, What Should I Do?

If this is an emergency situation, call 911 immediately. If you need advice before the next day's office hours call the office phone number. Our offices are open many weekday evenings until 7:30 P.M. See the schedule below. All children are seen by appointment only.

There is always a pediatrician available for overnight calls. If the office is not open, the answering service will take a message and your telephone number so that the doctor on call can call you back. If you do not hear from us within 20 minutes, please call again and inform the operator that you have not received a call back. From 9:00 P.M. until 7:00 A.M., we utilize a pediatric nursing triage service to answer our telephone calls. They are nurse practitioners specially trained in pediatrics to help answer your emergency questions, to help make decisions regarding the need for immediate care, or to provide the most appropriate guidance based on our office protocols for your sick child.

Our evening schedule is as follows:

Franklin Office
(508) 528-5404
480 W. Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Open Monday Evenings only

Norwood Office
(781) 769-4090
62 Walpole Street
Norwood, MA 02062
Evening hours available Monday-Thursday

How does it work?

If your child is sick after regular office hours and you’d like him or her seen by one of our pediatricians, call the Evening Hours Office. To help us prepare for your visit, it is necessary to call ahead for an appointment.

Additional Resources
Pediatric associates also offers several informational links below which will help you assess your child’s condition and provide helpful advice for making them more comfortable as well as guidelines for which children need urgent care.. Many conditions can easily be treated at home and then followed-up with a phone call to the office the next morning to schedule an appointment with your child's pediatrician if necessary.

My child has a fever
My child has a cough
My child has an earache
My child has diarrhea
My child is vomiting