This clinic - specifically the specialists in infant allergy and infant dermatology - saved us. You…read morecan get a referral here from your pediatrician or a family doctor and once you fax in your referral (fax! I know, arg! but there are apps for that now, so this wasn't as annoying as I initially thought) it's relatively quick to get an appointment (like a couple weeks, nothing insane. In our case we lucked into a cancellation and were seen within days, which after months of mounting crisis was enough to make us both cry. I digress.)
The space is big and bright and kid friendly, with a super clean climbing area surrounded by windows and nice, easy to keep clean toys, and children's animation playing on a couple of tv screens. You might come in feeling scared about whatever your child is going through, but the vibe from the decor, to the pros at reception, to the nurses and finally the wonderful doctors all combine to make you feel like you've arrived at a place where you will get the support you need and in time things will be alright.
We got allergy testing from our first meeting with the infant allergist and had answers within minutes about what our kiddo was going through, and we've been back on a regular schedule since to keep helping her along. Our dermatologist was a similar level of awesome - she and her team dispelled a ton of internet myths about what was going on with the kid's eczema, told us the very latest in research and recommendations that actually completely contradicted what we'd been told by other doctors, changed up our prescriptions and by the time we want back for our next follow up it was like night and day. Our kid is healthy and happy and we couldn't be more grateful.
And I have to say, we are endlessly weepy grateful to live in a country with Medicare for All. The right to health care was fought for, and we have to keep fighting for that right today against people who would like to make more profit from other's misery, but we have it. It's a right and it saves lives and makes the world a better place. As our little family enters into this holiday season without suffocating under the debt of all the time we spent in hospitals and doctors offices this year I am humbled by the beauty of our system. Yelp may be a weird place to say that but hey why not, here's all the stars.
