Western Colorado Pediatric Associates 970-243-5437

Western Colorado Pediatric Associates provides exceptional medical care to the children of Grand Junction and Fruita, Colorado, Western Colorado and Eastern Utah and has for more than 30 years. Our team of highly skilled pediatricians, advanced practitioners and nurses have consistently received excellent reviews from our many satisfied patients. Our office is proud to offer expert care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. We see children from birth until their 18 year old "well visit" and for acute illness visits until they are 19 years old. As teens are getting ready to move to an adult doctor we will help them with the transition to a doctor in the community who is better able to focus on more adult type of care. Western Colorado Pediatric Associates have Spanish speaking doctors available.

Pediatricians who can handle everything you need from primary care to specialized medicine. We have after hours care, behavioral health care, medical dental integration, and community support with WIC on-site, Reach Out and Read, Healthy Steps, and Parent Resource Groups.

Hours Open

Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Saturday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM*

Locations

Grand Junction: 3150 North 12th Street / PO Box 10700, Grand Junction, Colorado

Fruita: 456 Kokopelli Boulevard, Fruita, Colorado

After Hours

Phone advice by RNs and LPNs 24/7

On call Pediatrician available 24/7

To contact us, call 243-5437 or fax 243-7792.

To access Developmental Questionnaires through CHADIS, click here.

* After hours charges apply

FDA Teething Necklaces Warning

The FDA has issued a warning concerning the use of teething necklaces (amber and others). Please feel free to share the below AAP News Article with families.

http://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/20/teethingnecklace122018

Dr. Pacini Retirement Open House

Dr. Pacini is retiring from Western Colorado Pediatric Associates after 38 years of serving the Grand Valley. Please come join us for an Open House to thank him for his dedication to this practice and community. Refreshments to be served and memories to be shared! Saturday, December 29^th from 1 PM – 4 PM at Western Colorado Pediatric Associates lobby at 3150 N. 12^th Street Grand Junction, CO.

Welcome to Cecilia Weaver, MD

Western Colorado Pediatric Associates welcomes a new pediatrician to their practice. Cecilia Weaver, MD is now practicing in Grand Junction, Colorado. Dr. Weaver has been a practicing pediatrician since 2016. She previously practiced at Northeast Community Clinics, at California Hospital in Los Angeles, California and at Community Health Alliance of Pasadena in Pasadena, California. She completed her residency at LAC+USC Pediatrics Residency Program Los Angeles, California and went to Medical School at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Weaver is now accepting new patients and is also bilingual.

Parent Resource Program

“On Second Thought”

Managing Stress

For Parents: Do you ever feel stressed out or overwhelmed?

Understanding the science behind brain development and the body’s response to stress is a powerful parenting tool. Knowing how the adult brain and child brain works is the first step in increasing parental satisfaction.

Please join us for two evenings of information sharing that will provide specific interventions to decrease stress in your family relationships.

When: Tuesday, October 9^th and 16^th, 2018

6:00—7:30 PM

Where: Garden Level of Primary Care Partners Building

3150 N. 12^th Street

Who: All Parents

There is no charge for the program.

Seating is limited; RSVP 640-7181 or 254-2549

Children’s Flu Shot Clinics

Western Colorado Pediatric Associates

Offering Children’s Flu Shot Clinics

SCHEDULE YOUR FLU SHOT TODAY!!!!

FLU CLINIC DATES

GRAND JUNCTION OFFICE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 6PM-8PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 6PM-8PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 10AM-12NOON

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 6PM-8PM

FRUITA OFFICE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 9AM-NOON

IF THE ABOVE DATES WILL NOT WORK, TALK TO THE FRONT DESK FOR OTHER OPTIONS.

Western Colorado Pediatric Associates Video

Kids drinking enough water?

In this hot dry weather, make sure to check in on whether your kids are drinking enough water. Here’s an article that goes through amounts by age. Offer more on hot days, when you’re outside or if you kids are playing sports.

washingtonpost.com/news/parenting

Helpful Links

Here are some links that we feel may be helpful to our parents.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Children’s Hospital of Denver

Mesa County Valley School District 51

Additional Resources

HealthyChildren.org, may provide the answers you need when it’s 3 a.m. and your child is sick. It’s backed by the American Academy of Pediatrics for dependable health care advice for parents and caregivers.

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