Emergency/After Hours Information
Triage
- Arrangements have been made to have nursing triage
available for after-hours urgent calls that cannot wait until usual office hours. - Parents should continue to call the main office phone # Keller (817) 337-5503 or Fort Worth (817) 847-6420 even after posted office hours for additional instructions.
- There is a $15.00 processing fee for after-hours triage.
- A vast majority of calls can be handled by the triage nurse,
who will keep a written record of the child’s problem and the recommendation/advice given for chart documentation and review by Kid Care Pediatrics physicians. - In the occasional event that the triage nurse has a question
regarding the child’s problem, or the problem is beyond her scope of training, the doctor on call for Kid Care Pediatrics will be contacted for further instructions and guidance. - In any case, Kid Care Pediatrics medical staff will be accessible and available to help you 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
- Note: For a , dial 911 for emergency assistance immediately. For an event of poisoning/ingestion or an overdose, call the Poison Control Center for instructions at 1-800-POISON-1 (1-800-764-7611) right away.
Care
For non-life-threatening or non-severe illness which occur after office hours, during the week, and on weekends, patients are referred to:
Cooks Children Urgent Care
Cooks Children
Urgent Care Center
6316 Precinct Line Road
Hurst, TX 76054
Phone: 817-605-2500
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This facility is open from:
11 AM to 10:00 p.m.
7 days a week
Cook Children’s Alliance
Cooks Children
Urgent – Alliance
10601 N Riverside Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76244
Phone: 817-347-2600
Map
This facility is open from:
11 AM to 10:00 p.m.
7 days a week
Urgent Care for Kids Keller
Urgent Care For
Kids – Keller
940 Keller Parkway Suite 250
Keller, TX 76248
Phone: 682-593-0191
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This facility is open:
Weekdays: 3 pm – 9 pm
Weekends: 9 am – 5 pm
Care
For medical emergencies, patients will be referred to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth for evaluation and treatment. This facility is located at:
Cook Children’s Medical Center Fort Worth
801 7th Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
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In the Downtown Fort Worth Hospital District
It is open 24 hours a day. Phone: (682) 885-4000.
Information
For hospitalizations, patients are admitted to the Pediatric In-Patient Hospital Service at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Hospital Privileges – For Pediatric Admissions to In-patient hospital service:
Cook Children’s Medical Center Fort Worth
801 7th Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
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In the Downtown Fort Worth Hospital District
It is open 24 hours a day. Phone: (682) 885-4000.
Care
For Newborn Care – After delivery in the hospital:
Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine
1650 W. College Street
Grapevine, TX 76051
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Office Operations
- Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday, by Appointment
- After Hours & Weekends: Patients will be seen at the Cook Children’s Urgent Care Center