Ptarmigan Pediatrics saw it's
first patient on September 18, 2008. Since then we've added
numerous staff and expanded our suite. We are proud to be a successful, thriving, and
rapidly growing practice serving the now world
famous population of Alaska's Mat-Su Valley, yet we're committed to
offering that hometown, small-clinic, personalized service that
our patients find so appealing. If you are looking for
a pediatrician, our friendly staff will gladly
answer any questions you may have. Call 907-357-4kid (4543).
Ptarmigan
Pediatrics is always just a phone call away, 24/7, through our after-hour answering service.
(Set your cell phone to accept
calls from "blocked numbers" if you expect a return call from us
after hours).
Special Attention
SEARCH LOT NUMBERS
for recalled Tylenol,
Benadryl, and other McNeil products.
And yet ANOTHER
medication recall -- PediaCare cold
medications.
Click HERE
for the details. Note that visitors to our
Facebook Page get recall and other news
notifications faster!
OUR PEDIATRICIANS: Ptarmigan
Pediatrics has been the brainchild of US Air Force pediatricians
Dr. Laura Peterson, M.D. and
Dr.
Bruce Hess, D.O. for several years. Dr. Peterson
separated from active duty in 2008 and started the practice. Dr.
Hess followed in the summer of 2009. Together they have over 21
years active duty military service in pediatrics, most recently at
Elmendorf AFB Medical Center in Anchorage. Their service to our
country continues as flight docs in the USAF Reserve.
Drs. Peterson and Hess are excited to continue providing medical
care to the children of southcentral
Alaska in private practice. Their nursing and office staff are
similarly dedicated to providing excellent care for your family.
SERVICES:
We are available for routine, acute, and well-child exams, school &
sports physicals, immunizations, and immunotherapy injections (for
both adults and children in coordination with the Allergy, Asthma,
and Immunology Center of Alaska). We also have in-house
laboratory tests for strep, flu, mono, rsv, and simple urinalysis.
More extensive lab tests can be drawn here and sent outside for
analysis.
We can provide in-patient and
delivery / nursery services at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer
if you specify one of our doctors as your child's personal pediatrician. If you
are expecting a baby and wish to meet either of the doctors prior to the
delivery, we will gladly arrange a complimentary prenatal visit at
our clinic.
Ptarmigan Pediatrics uses state-of-the-art electronic medical
records for keeping our patients' files. Any prescriptions you may need are electronically
submitted directly to the pharmacy of your choice (there is even one
right across the hall from our clinic).
We
are pleased to share our suite with two quality medical practices.
Doctors Melinda Rathkopf and Eric Meier from the
Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska in Anchorage are using
our facility for
their weekly Wasilla clinic. Their brochure announcing this change can be
viewed here.
We continue to be an immunotherapy injection site for their patients
of all ages during our regular business hours, and are happy to do
so. Allergies acting up? You can find the local
pollen counts on the municipality of Anchorage website.
Eagle River Registered Dietition Marci
McGill is seeing adult and pediatric patients for medical
nutrition therapy and weight management at our clinic, too. It's great to have these medical
professionals available for our patients, and we're glad we can make
life easier for their own valley patients as well.
Why Choose Ptarmigan Pediatrics?
- Board-certified pediatricians with 21 combined years pediatric
experience in the USAF, currently in Air Force Reserve.
- Accept Tricare and
Denali Kid Care / Medicaid.
Preferred provider for Blue
Cross/Blue Shield, CIGNA, and
AETNA. Other insurances
courtesy-billed for you. Self-pay discount available
with payment of billed charges in full.
- Tricare patients accepted for
well child care and immunizations without a
referral.
- Friendly, helpful, and supportive staff.
- Sick appointments available TODAY in most cases.
- 24/7 answering service. Just call our office.
- Engaging, entertaining clinic where children and parents feel
comfortable.
- Convenient location near Wasilla High
School.
- Electronic medical records.
HOURS: We are open Monday - Thursday 9 AM to 5
PM, and Friday 9 AM to 3 PM. We are closed Saturday and Sunday, as well as some
major federal holidays -- all holiday and any other irregular closures are
announced on our clinic news page and our
facebook page.
LOCATION: Our clinic is located in the Mat-Su Regional Outpatient
Center at the corner of Bogard Road and Crusey Street in Wasilla, Alaska. Enter the main door from the Bogard
Road entrance and you'll immediately notice our well decorated clinic on the
left across from "My Doktor's Pharmacy." We are in the old AIC / Urgent Care
suite which has now moved downstairs.
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Did you know that Willow Ptarmigan is the state bird of the
great state of Alaska? We hope you enjoy the ptarmigan and other Alaska
wildlife photographs throughout both the cliic and this website. The
Alaska
State Website can tell you more about our state's symbols, such as the
state tree (Sitka Spruce), state insect (Four-spotted Skimmer), etc.
