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Well-Child Checkups = Essential

NRMC Community Relations | 417-448-3801
February 12, 2021

Putting off annual checkups are not advised, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although many parts of daily life have been changed,  regular health checkups shouldn’t be one of them. Many people worry about the safety of visiting the doctor right now, and not knowing can lead parents to deciding to put off checkups. However, waiting actually puts children at greater risk for serious health issues.


In general, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that young children should see the doctor at each of these stages to make sure they’re meeting developmental milestones: 


•   12 months old
•   15 months old (1 year and 3 months)
•   18 months old (1 year and 6 months)
•   24 months old (2 years)
•   30 months old (2 years and 6 months)
•   3 years old
•   4 years old


Older kids benefit from annual exams as well. Without regular consultation with a pediatrician, potentially life-threatening yet preventable conditions could go unnoticed such as depression, high cholesterol or body weight complications. 


John M. Fox, MD, pediatrician at Nevada Regional Medical Center, stresses the importance of continuing regular screenings and vaccinations.


“Thousands of children missed their checkups during the pandemic in Missouri alone” Dr. Fox says. “There is no doubt a number of those children have undiagnosed chronic disease. If they missed vaccinations, we could see several develop serious illness that could have been avoided. It's not a decision that should weigh heavily on parents. Our hospital and clinics do everything necessary to provide a safe space for our patients to continue their preventive health care.”


Well-child checkups may be scheduled at any one of our rural health clinics or with Dr. Fox in the Professional Practice Clinic at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Use the links below to find the clinic or provider that's right for you.


NowCare Clinic

Primary Care Center

Rich Hill Family Medical Clinic

John Fox, MD

About Nevada Regional Medical Center

Serving a six-county area since 1937, Nevada Regional Medical Center is a 71-bed acute, intensive and skilled care hospital. Nevada Regional Medical Center has earned recognition as a respected regional medical center for its comprehensive health care services, skilled and caring employees and state-of-the-art medical technology. Staff represent more than a dozen medical specialties, including family practice, women’s services, neurology, urology, psychiatry, orthopedics, wound care services, and general, vascular, thoracic and oncological surgery. Additionally, consultation clinics are held regularly by specialists in oncology, pulmonology, podiatry, ear, nose, and throat and cardiology.

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