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  4. Regular check-ups for kids and adults can ward off problems before they start

Regular check-ups for kids and adults can ward off problems before they start

The key to staying healthy is getting a feel for what’s going on with your body before significant symptoms take hold.

Prevention and a focus on a patient’s overall health are staples of Patient-Centered Medical Home practices. Two primary care offices now on the Baptist Clay Medical Campus — Orange Park Pediatrics and Baptist Primary Care Fleming Island — have earned this prestigious national recognition and stress the importance of regular check-ups.

With the opening the Baptist Clay office, the Behees have saved about 15 minutes each way – making it very convenient for those same-day trips to treat an ear infection or a bug that’s running through the house.

Dr. Gehret said he was initially seeing families he’d already been seeing at another office, but are now coming to Baptist Clay because it’s closer to their home in Fleming Island or Green Cove Springs. Others are brand-new patients drawn to the office because of its location.

“The first thing you hear when you walk in the room is, ‘It’s great to have you here,’” Dr. Gehret said.

Dale Boyd, MD, moved his family practice onto the Baptist Clay campus and expanded to add Dian Trent, ARNP, offering another primary care option for families.

Dr. Boyd echoes Dr. Gerhet’s thoughts on regular visits, but for a different reason.

While most pediatric appointments focus on making sure progress is made, many adult appointments are checking to see that minor issues aren’t going unchecked to potentially progress in larger problems.

The frequency of doctor’s visits is really an individual question, based on a person’s age and overall health, Dr. Boyd said. For someone who’s healthy and in their 20s or in children, especially those under age 5, the visits are tied to immunizations. Richard Gehret, MD, with Orange Park Pediatrics said immunizations are critical for children and urged parents to stay on top of their child’s shot schedule to make sure he or she is protected.

The two other main points pediatricians will look at are the child’s growth pattern and development milestones — such as when a child first rolls over or when he or she begins to talk.

“Those are two areas where we may see some red flags and that could be the first sign there’s a problem,” said Dr. Gehret, one of seven pediatricians in the office that recently expanded to Baptist Clay and also has two offices in Orange Park and Argyle Forest.

Stephanie Behee had been hauling her growing family from south of Green Cove Springs to the Smith Street, just to see Dr. Gehret for the past 13 years. Even though she tries to group the appointments as best she can, with eight children – six of whom are still young enough to see a pediatrician — she’s still making at least a dozen trips a year to the doctor.

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      Baptist & Wolfson Clay Emergency Room (ER)

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      1771 Baptist Clay Drive
      Fleming Island, FL 32003
      904.516.1000

      Services

      • Full service hospital ER for children and adults

      • Open 24 hours, every day

      • Pediatric emergency medicine physician on-site daily during peak hours

      • Dedicated Wolfson Children's ER with pediatric-trained staff

      • Child-specific medical equipment

      • State-of-the-art facility with 16 treatment rooms

      • Hospital emergency medicine physicians on duty 24/7

      • LifeFlight helipad for patients requiring additional care at a hospital

      • Insurance acceptance same as Baptist Health hospitals

      • Baptist Health coordinates electronic medical records, scheduling and billing to enhance continuity of care

      • On-site diagnostics and digital imaging technology

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      • 904.516.1000

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      Baptist Clay Outpatient Care

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      1747 Baptist Clay Drive
      Fleming Island, FL 32003
      904.516.1001

      The medical office building includes the Wolfson Children’s Specialty Center, Baptist Primary Care, Baptist Heart Specialists, Baptist Medical Center Cardiac Testing, Borland-Groover Clinic and Orange Park Pediatrics.

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      • Wolfson Children’s Specialty Center (1st Floor)

      • Baptist Medical Center Cardiac Testing (Suite 330)

      • Baptist Heart Specialists (Suite 320)

      • Baptist Primary Care (Suite 340)

      • Borland-Groover Clinic (Suite 300)

      • Orange Park Pediatrics (Suite 110)

      • Baptist ENT Specialists (Suite 230)

      • Baptist Behavioral Health (Suite 350)

      Phone Directory

      • Main:904.516.1001

      • Nemours Children's Clinic Fleming Island904.697.3600

      • UF College of Medicine - Cardiology904.633.4110

      • Wolfson Children’s Rehabilitation904.516.1800

      • Baptist Medical Center Cardiac Testing904.516.1701

      • Baptist Heart Specialists904.224.5185

      • Baptist Primary Care904.264.4405

      • Borland-Groover Clinic904.375.8120

      • Orange Park Pediatrics904.520.6620

  • Imaging

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      Medical Imaging

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      1771 Baptist Clay Drive
      Fleming Island, FL 32003
      904.516.1001

      Diagnostic and imaging services available at the Baptist Clay Medical Campus include CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, bone density and laboratory tests. Imaging exams for children are provided by radiologic technologists specially trained to provide the smallest radiation dose possible for an accurate diagnosis and safe experience. Images are read by pediatric radiologists at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

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      • X-Ray

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      • 904.516.1001

      • 904.202.8888

      • 904.202.2222

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