Health care providers locally and around the country are seeing a steep decline in the number of children being brought in for well visits.
stopped offering well visits for children over the age of 3 in late March. Over the last two weeks it鈥檚 begun returning to full capacity.
, a pediatrician at Akron Children鈥檚, worries about children missing vaccines or adolescent mental health issues going unnoticed. He said well visits are more important than ever.
鈥淲e鈥檝e done everything to ensure family and patient safety when coming to our offices, and we want to be there to provide all the services that families need during this difficult time,鈥� he said.
Karas said parents can feel confident bringing their children to the doctors, as they have implemented infection control practices such as mobile check-ins, screening all patients and family members at the door, and face masks.
Akron Children鈥檚 is at 70% capacity right now, and they hope to be back at 100% in the next few weeks.
