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Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care
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Finding Medical Care on Medicaid
If your child has Medicaid and is in need of a doctor, you should always try calling your child’s primary care provider for an appointment. But if their doctor is unavailable, where should you go? Clearly if your child is very sick or seriously injured you should go to a pediatric hospital. But going to... -
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Why Choose A Pediatric Urgent Care?
As the former Medical Director at the largest Pediatric Emergency Center in San Antonio, I became acutely aware of the number of children brought to the emergency room for non-life threatening or non-emergent problems. The child and parents sometimes waited up to 12 hours to be seen by a physician. The parents were usually unable... -
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Little Spurs Gives Back
This holiday season our company participated in the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program in San Antonio and Houston! Altogether we sponsored 74 children! Also through the Vecino Health Center we sponsored a family and were able to buy some fun to toys for the family this year! It was so much fun participating in these... -
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Flu Season: How to Protect Yourself and Your Kids
Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care has two influenza vaccine options for the 2015-2016 Flu Season The Vaccine (for ages 6 months old and up) The Mist (for ages 2-49 years old ) Note: For children under age 8 who have never previously been vaccinated for the flu, two rounds are recommended…one month apart. Here are some... -
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Little Spurs Costume Contest
Enter our Costume Contest on Facebook this month! Voting is open until Halloween! -
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When Should I Take My Child to an Urgent Care?
As the former Medical Director at the largest Pediatric Emergency Center in San Antonio, I became acutely aware of the number of children brought to the emergency room for non-life threatening or non-emergent problems. The child and parents sometimes waited up to 12 hours to be seen by a physician. The parents were usually unable... -
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Child Passenger Safety Week
Its Child Passenger Safety Week! To kickoff our week, heres a link to KidsandCars.org, a site that is all about how to keep your child safe around automobiles! -
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Ear Infections in Kids
What Causes An Ear Infection? Ear infections can occur when fluid becomes trapped in the middle ear and then becomes infected by bacteria or a virus. The middle ear is an air-filled space behind the eardrum. This is most likely to happen when the Eustachian tube becomes blocked. This is a narrow passageway that connects the... -
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Hazards in the Home
Its Baby Safety Month! Here are some tips to child proof your home: Tip #1. Look out for loose cords! This can be window cords, electrical cords, and loose strings around your home in general! These can be dangerous for your baby or toddler! Tip #2: Watch out for sharp corners around the home. This... -
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Baby Safety Month
Tomorrow is the beginning of Baby Safety Month! Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter this week for Hazards in the Home to be wary of! Posted by Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care on Monday, August 31, 2015 -
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Like Our Schertz Clinic’s Facebook Page!
Our last clinic’s Facebook page is finally up! Located in Schertz, our clinic is right off of IH 35 and has a beautiful underwater theme. Like us on Facebook today and come see us! -
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Enter to Win a $5 Starbucks Gift Card
Update: This is the last week of the contest! Hey Everybody! At the Back to School Expo last weekend, our awesome MA, Redd, posed with lots of different characters they had at the event. Sooo….the first 5 people to name all of them, each win a $5 Starbucks Gift Card! TO PARTICIPATE: Go to our...