Children’s Health
Complete List of Services
Dental Services
Dental health is an important part of feeling good. So Swope Health Services makes it easy and painless for your children to get the best dental care plus information on how to avoid dental problems later on.
We provide these services for your children:
- Fluoride use
- Sealing pits and grooves in tooth enamel
- Treatment of early childhood caries
- Outreach preventive dental services and oral health education programs at schools and daycare centers
Teens
- Fluoride use
- Sealing pits and grooves in tooth enamel
- Oral health programs at schools
- Oral cancer screening
- Counseling on tobacco usage
- Well-men check-ups (prostate exams)
Other Services Include:
- Emergency care
- Fillings
- Root canal treatment
- Crown and bridge work
- Basic gum care
- Tooth extractions
- Tooth bleaching
- Evaluation for braces
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Laboratory
Our laboratory obtains all tests ordered by doctors for diagnostic purposes and provides blood tests. This is another example of Swope’s desire to be a “one-stop shop” for our patients. By having a lab on site, we don’t need to ask our patients to travel to get the blood work they may need.
Swope Health Central’s laboratory has earned the COLA Laboratory Excellence Award for exemplary performance. We are very proud of our laboratory staff for receiving this recognition.
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Optometry
Besides helping your children maintain the best vision possible, eye exams can help detect and treat a number of eye ailments before they turn into something much more serious.
Swope Health Services provides the following in a typical eye exam:
- Review of your child’s general health and prescriptions
- Examination of your child’s eyes
- For signs of possible disorders such as retinal problems
- For eye coordination & muscle control
- To see clearly at all distances
- To focus light rays exactly on the retina from a distance & close-up
- To change focus
The Doctor will discuss your child’s test results, give you a better understanding of overall eye health and explain your child’s eyewear prescription.
| Contact Information: |
Fran Young, Clinical Manager, ext 6392
Email address: fyoung@swopehealth.org |
| Location: |
Building B, Adult Medicine Clinic, 1st floor,
Swope Health Central |
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Optical Shop
We have hundreds of eye glasses to choose from and we’ll find just the right one for your child! We offer the latest designer and brand name frames and popular sunglass brands. We can also handle any specialized eye glass or contact lens needs your child may have.
Most orders are filled within five working days.
Swope Health Services want you to remain comfortable with any purchase you make. Therefore, we will provide you free cleaning and complimentary adjustments for the life of your glasses.
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Pediatrics
We offer well-baby checks, immunizations, physical exams, and education for parents. We also treat all sorts of childhood illnesses from ear infections to asthma.
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Pharmacy
The pharmacy fills prescriptions, offers over-the-counter medication and gives advice on taking medications.
Some of our patients qualify for FREE medications, depending on the prescription and the patient’s income level. Please ask your doctor about the Sharing the Care program.
Our pharmacy is open during our extended hours for your convenience. We salute our pharmacy staff – these medical professionals, some of whom have been on staff for more than a decade, always take the time and care to make sure parents understand everything they need to know about their child’s prescriptions.
If you ever have a question about the side effects or possible drug interactions for the medication your child is taking, don’t hesitate to call us at 816/922-6223.
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Radiology
One out of every ten patients seen at Swope Health Services uses the Radiology Department at some point during their visit. From the very young child with an undiagnosed stomach ache to the homeless person at high risk for tuberculosis, from teenagers with possible fractures to elderly women with signs of osteoporosis, all of these patients rely on access to a diagnostic imaging machine.
Our state-of-the-art equipment is used to diagnose and detect a multitude of medical conditions, the most common of which are pneumonia, fractures, bowel obstructions, kidney and gall bladder stones, some forms of cancer, arthritis, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, collapsed lungs, scoliosis, rickets, and osteoporosis. It is also used for bone age studies to diagnose growth and thyroid problems in children.
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Healthy Steps
Swope Health Services has expanded its pediatric health care to include a Healthy Steps Program supporting mothers and fathers in their role of parenting — developing positive emotional and physical growth for their children. A healthy child is a step in the right direction!
Healthy Steps uses a team approach to primary care for young children. The team includes a Healthy Steps Specialist, serving as the primary contact person between families and Swope Health Services medical staff.
The Healthy Steps Program provides a range of services:
- Regular child development and family health check-ups
- Referrals for children with developmental concerns such as speech and hearing
- Support for families regarding issues such as nutrition, sleeping, crying and toilet learning
- Age appropriate books to read to your child
- Parent support groups
- Access to community resources for parents such as housing, clothing and food pantries
- Encourages openness and increased contacts between the pediatric team and families
Healthy Steps is available to families with children from Birth – 5 years.
For more information about Healthy Steps, please call Carol Dietzschold,
Healthy Steps Coordinator, at 816-922-7645 ext 6410.
To schedule an appointment with the Pediatric Department at Swope Health Services, please call 816-922-7675.
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Supplemental Food Program (WIC)
The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Food Program helps patients and their children learn about healthy foods and basic parenting and offers vouchers for food and formula.
Swope Health Services serves over 1,500 persons who are eligible for WIC every month.
WIC provides, at no cost, specific nutritious supplemental foods and nutrition education to pregnant, breast-feeding and postpartum women as well as infants and children up to age 5. Participants meet certain income guidelines.
Eligible women and children receive fortified milk and cheese, eggs, hot or cold cereals high in iron, fruit juices high in vitamin C and dried beans or peas. Infants receive supplemental iron-fortified formula when needed and infant cereal and juice at the appropriate age.
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Behavioral Health: Children and Adolescents
Child/Adolescent Services provides an array of services and programs to assist families in handling the concerns they face with children and adolescents. Our primary goals are to provide services that promote the mental health of children and their families, enable families to stay together, keep children successful in school and create strong bonds between the family and the community.
Children and Adolescents Behavioral Health
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