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Our offices are open Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and (Newark Ave. Office) 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Yes, we welcome new patients.

Advocare participates with most major insurance plans. As participation varies by region, specialty, and physician, we recommend that you contact either our office or your insurance company representative to verify that your insurance plan is accepted.

Our doctors are available 24 hours a day. Call any of our offices at 201-222-1266, 201-333-0003 or 201-714-7902 and follow the prompts to contact a provider on call. Please be aware that after-hours calls are intended for urgent medical issues that cannot wait until the next business day. Referral and appointment requests will not be addressed after hours. The physician on call typically returns your call within 15 minutes. Please call back if you have not received a timely response.

IN THE EVENT OF A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY, CALL 911.

Every effort is made to arrange your child's well care and follow up visits with the physician of your choice. When your child is ill, he or she may see any one of our physicians. If you have a preference, please request that pediatrician when you schedule your appointment.

Our routine health maintenance visit schedule follows the vaccine guideline for children.

For non-urgent referrals:  when one of our doctors refers you to a specialist, please schedule your appointment with the specialist, then call our office within five business days of your appointment. Your referral will be available within 72 hours. Most referrals are completed electronically and submitted directly to the specialist's office. Please check with our office staff to determine if your insurance plan processes referrals electronically.

For urgent referrals:  when one of our doctors determines that you need an urgent referral, your referral will be initiated immediately. Please remain in our office while your referral is processed, then proceed to your specialist.

Please note that if you are requesting a specialist for a particular problem, your child must be seen in our office before we can refer you to a specialist for that problem.

You will receive a call quickly with any lab results that require urgent attention. Other abnormal lab results will be addressed promptly by the provider that ordered the labs or tests. We will call you to report normal values after your lab results have been reviewed in our office.

Please call our office and follow the prompts to speak with one of our nurses, who will help you through this process.

Yes, we promote breastfeeding. The recommends breastfeeding babies for the first six to twelve months. Breastfeeding helps defend children against infections, prevents allergies, and protects against a number of chronic conditions. While experts believe that breast milk is the best nutritional choice for infants, breastfeeding may not be possible for all women. Some women have specific medical considerations that impede breastfeeding; others choose to feed by formula because of discomfort, work schedule, or lifestyle choices. In these cases, an iron-fortified, milk-based infant formula is a good alternative. We will gladly discuss your diet and feeding concerns at your child's well care visit, or please call during office hours to speak with our experienced nursing staff.

 

We recommend that your newborn be seen in our office the first week after discharge from the hospital. Our staff understands the importance of this first visit and will make every effort to schedule this visit promptly.

As all children are different, we advise following several appropriate steps to advance your child's diet based on age and development. Please discuss these steps with our providers at your well care visit.