Pediatricians specialize in children’s health, focusing solely on caring for infants and children through adolescence. Pediatricians act as primary care physicians for children, providing preventive and general medical care. This care includes preventive medicine, developmental screenings, immunizations and the treatment of illness and injuries, such as ear infections and the flu. Annual wellness exams for your child may also include hearing and vision screenings.

Pediatricians provide many services, including:

• Newborn and infant care
• Wellness visits
• Adolescent care
• Camp, school and sports physicals
• Developmental, hearing and vision screenings
• Vaccinations
• Routine lab work
• Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness
• Health education
• Consultation on school or behavioral issues
• International travel preparation

Virtual Care at Scripps allows your child to receive care with a Scripps provider at your convenience from home or another location.

Telemedicine options include video visits and e-visits; we also offer a free symptom checker so you can evaluate your child’s symptoms and determine the best route of care. 

Scripps HealthExpress same-day, walk-in clinics provide care for minor illnesses and injuries and administer select vaccinations. HealthExpress clinics are open every day, including weekends and holidays. You can go online to view wait times at nearby HealthExpress clinics, then select the On My Way option to be added to the queue of patients waiting to be seen.

HealthExpress Rancho Bernardo offers pediatric walk-in care for minor illnesses and injuries. The express pediatric clinic is open in the evenings, weekends and holidays to care for infants as young as 3 months, toddlers and teens.

When it’s a more serious illness or injury, but not serious enough for the emergency room, our three urgent care centers see infants and children as well. 

Always go the emergency room when life or limb are at risk. The emergency physicians and staff are ready for any critical situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.