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Servicing Harnett County and Surrounding Areas Since 1994
Help us welcome our newest addition to the healthcare team, Mr. Charles White. Born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Mr. White attended Northwood Temple Academy from kindergarten through his senior year of high school.
THANK YOU ABC FAMILY! We are so excited to announce nearly 3,500 patient portal accounts have been activated! Thank you for the confidence you’ve placed in us and for allowing us to communicate with you in a new way! As you might know, calls have drastically increased for our office due to an increase in sickness in the community. And, while our multi-line phone system is very nice and allows many more calls to come in, busy
Every year in August we celebrate World Breastfeeding Month! In addition to the full month, there’s also a Breastfeeding week that runs the first week in August traditionally. This year it ran August 1th through August 7th. In order to raise some awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding, ABC Pediatrics’ own Dr. Mary Ann Chiodo provided some benefits of breastfeeding for both Mom and Baby!
We are super proud to announce this year’s 2022 Best of Harnett results. Due to all your support and votes, ABC Pediatrics has once again been voted Best Pediatric Clinic in Harnett County! We also won several other accolades this year including some wonderful individual awards as well.
Hey Abc Fam! We are starting a new program where we will highlight members of our ABC Family’s achievements on social media. 💫📸 They will be recognized as our “ABC Social Star of the Week!” 🤩
✳️ Here’s how it works:
It’s School Preparation Time at ABC Pediatrics! Our staff is READY to help school-age students complete all the requirements for their health assessments for the 2022 – 2023 School Year! Every year we face a flood of appointment requests in the two to three weeks leading up to the first day of school for physicals, medication management, and immunization updates.
Amanda W. Taylor is a NC, Board Certified Physician Assistant. She was born and raised in New Bern, North Carolina. She attended Campbell University and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry and psychology.
NEW PHASE EFFECTIVE Thursday, March 10th, 2022 OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday, 7:45am until 4:15pm For nearly two years, the ABC Pediatrics’ team has kept you informed of the ever-changing global COVID pandemic. We’ve monitored transmission and case rates for COVID-19 and its variants and made adjustments to our workflow while remaining committed to ensuring our patients received well care, immunizations, medication management, mental health care and allergy immunotherapy. Simultaneously, we invested in In-Office COVID PCR
NEW PHASE EFFECTIVE Monday, February 7th, 2022 OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am until 4:15pm ABC Pediatrics has evaluated and revised our approach in caring for the health care needs of our patients. We remain committed to ensuring patients receive well care, medication management, mental health care and allergy immunotherapy, while maintaining service for sick patients and testing during this ever-changing COVID pandemic. Our new process will go in effect Monday, February 7th, and is described
NEW PHASE EFFECTIVE Monday, September 20th, 2021 OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am until 4:15pm As COVID continues to impact our community, ABC Pediatrics has evaluated and revised our approach in caring for the health care needs of our patients. We remain committed to ensuring patients receive well care, medication management, mental health care and allergy immunotherapy, while maintaining service for sick patients and testing during this ever-changing pandemic. Our new process will go in effect
Hello ABC Family! Exciting news! We’re currently implementing a new Electronic Health Records system at our office! Behind the scenes work has been underway for months and the transition is coming VERY SOON as we bring state of the art electronic services to our patients and their families! There are some especially important dates we would like to bring to your attention. Hello ABC Family! Exciting news! We’re currently implementing a new Electronic Health Records system at our
¡Medicaid está cambiando en Carolina del Norte! A partir del 1 de julio de 2021, los servicios de Medicaid estarán disponibles a través de planes de salud prepagados (PHPs). Un PHP es un grupo de médicos, hospitales y otros proveedores que trabajan juntos para proporcionar todo tipo de atención médica. Esto incluye: salud física, salud conductual y medicamentos. A partir del 1 de julio de 2021, CADA receptor de NC Medicaid debe elegir un PHP
Starting July 1, 2021, Medicaid services will be available through Prepaid Health Plans (PHPs). A PHP is a group of doctors, hospitals and other providers that work together to provide all types of health care. This includes – physical health, behavioral health, and medications. Effective July 1, 2021, EVERY NC Medicaid recipient must choose a PHP or one will be chosen for you by NC Medicaid. WE WANT TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PROCESS!
As we become more familiar with COVID-19 and the impact on our community, ABC Pediatrics is continuing the evolution of our approach in caring for the health care needs of our patients. We remain committed to ensuring patients receive well care, medication management, mental health care and allergy immunotherapy, while still maintaining service for our sick patients during this ever changing COVID-19 environment. Our process is described in this post.
Some of the more recent discussions regarding COVID-19 are centering around TESTING. Rapid testing. Antigen testing. Antibody testing. Molecular testing. PCR testing. Has your employer or your child’s school or daycare presented you with questions or guidelines concerning COVID testing that has you scratching your head?
I want to wish EVERYONE at ABC Pediatrics and ALL the patients and families of ABC Pediatrics a wonderful Christmas and holiday season! May your lives be blessed by the wonderful gift of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. This year, 2020, has been a very unusual whirlwind year for everyone, especially for all the dedicated healthcare workers. I am SO SO proud of all of you at ABC and all that you do day in and
Dr. Vincent M. Chiodo grew up in Follansbee, WV. He graduated Cum Laude and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from West Virginia University in 1982. He worked as a Research Medical Technologist and supervised an Infectious Diseases Research Lab for three years before going to medical school. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from West Virginia University in 1989.
Are you wondering if our “rapid” covid testing fully meets you and your child’s needs? Then this article is for you. There has been several different explanations surface of “rapid covid testing” so this has been written to help everyone better understand the ABC version.
ABC Pediatrics now offers Rapid Covid-19 Testing for established ABC Pediatrics’ patients! Testing is performed in our mobile clinic and results can be provided and reviewed with you during office visit.
Same-day electronic reporting directly to NC Dept of Health to ensure MOST CURRENT daily COVID statistics!
SAME DAY sick and urgent visits are AVAILABLE daily in our MOBILE CLINIC. PLEASE CALL for a MOBILE CLINIC appointment time. Sick patients are isolated and necessary care is provided inside their vehicles. Services such as lab testing, nebulizer treatments and medication administration remain available for vehicle visits. Provider/Nurse teams are designated daily for newborn infant care, well physical exams and chronic follow up care. Scheduled patients are brought into specifically designated and maintained areas of