We are sorry for the inconvenience however we will be closing the office at 12:00 pm on Monday, April 8th, 2024, due to the high volume of traffic on this day.
We will schedule acute sick visits consecutively on this day. As always, the on-call phone will be available until 9:00pm for important urgent calls that cannot wait until the next morning when the office is open.
We hope everyone is able to enjoy this time to view the eclipse and have a safe day.
SUMMER HOURS WILL BE STARTING TUESDAY, JULY 5TH 2022, WE WILL BE OPEN AT 7:30AM AND CLOSING AT 4:00PM UNTIL SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 09/02/2022.
SEPTEMEBER 5TH 2022 WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY AND THEN RESUME REGULAR OFFICE HOURS 8:30AM - 5:00PM ON SEPTEMEBER 6TH 2022.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY & HEALTHY SUMMER!
River View Pediatrics is pleased to announce that Connor Letcher MSN, RN, CPNP-PC will be joing the practice within the next few months.
Connor originally attended Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, NY where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Psychology. Connor then pursued his interest in nursing, graduating from Utica College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. While working as a nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, he completed his Master of Science in Nursing with a focus in pediatrics. Connor is a Board-Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in primary care. Connor spent his 18 months of clinical pediatric experience right here in our office at River View Pediatrics. He's excited to be a part of our community.
Connor was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. He currently lives with his fiancé, Kristen, and their dog, Zeus. In his free time he enjoys golfing, traveling, as well as spending time with family and friends.
We have recently received multiple phone calls from parents regarding notes to exclude their child(ren) from wearing masks while attending school.
As pediatricians, our goal is is to ensure that all children can safely return to school full time, participate in after school activities and sports. This can only be done by universal masking policies for all children and staff being in place. Therefore, our office will NOT write notes excluding any children from wearing face coverings while attending school, sports or any after school activities.
The link below contains extended information regarding this matter that is directly from the Upstate Medical University infectious disease physicians, public health experts and community pediatricians.
Thank you for your cooperation at this time.
Summer Hours Reminder:
The office is open from 7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday until August 27th 2021.
Monday, August 30th 2021 the office will return to regular business hours 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday.
As always, you may contact the on-call provider @ 315-806-6464 with urgent matters ONLY; that cannot wait until the office is open during business hours.
Thank you!
The office will be OPEN for LIMITED hours Dec. 24th for Christmas Eve.
The office will be CLOSED Friday, Dec. 25th for the Christmas holiday.
The office will be OPEN 8:30am - 12:00pm on Saturday, Dec 26th
The office will be OPEN for LIMITED hours Monday Dec. 28th - Dec. 31st for sick visits only.
The office will be CLOSED Friday, January 1st for the New Year Holiday.
As always, our on-call physician will be available for urgent after hours matters that cannot wait until the office is open during regular office hours @ 315-806-6414.
Please be safe during the holiday season and refer to the CDC guidelines in the link below for any questions or information you may need during this time.
We hope you have a happy and healthy Christmas & New Year!
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
We've all had a difficult year this year. The team at River View would like to wish all our patients and families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
As you consider Thanksgiving plans, keep in mind we're seeing more COVID-19 cases locally and around the country. Please be safe as we start the holiday season.
Please review the CDC guidance on Thanksgiving if you're considering gathering with family:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html
If you are planning travel out of state, please review the New York mandatory quarantine and testing policy:
https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory
Stay healthy and safe, we're thankful for you all.
Dr. Sarah, Dr. Carla, Dr. Brian, Dr. Christopher and the whole River View Crew
If you need a mask for yourself or your child, please ask at the front desk when you arrive. Thank you.
visit http://www.fultoncsd.org for any documents or information to apply for this program.
The providers and staff here at River View Pediatrics have always put the health and well-being of our patients and families at the heart of every decision we make. In the midst of this pandemic, there has now been a confirmed case of COVID in Onondaga County. Per the CDC, NYS governor, and NYS health dept., we need to temporarily alter the structure of how our office runs.
Starting immediately, we will have well child visits, healthy med checks, mild injuries seen in the morning only. We will have our sick visits seen in the afternoon. If you wish to cancel your well child visit or if your child is doing well on medications long term, we will refill medications for now and postpone rechecks. In addition to separating by appointment times, we will also try to physically decrease exposure as much as possible. As always, there will not be a fee for canceling appointments at this time.
If a child has a fever, cough, [and has not traveled, had exposure to a person who has been diagnosed with COVID or being treated for COVID], we will ask that you wait in your car and call the office when you have arrived. We will then call your phone back once the room is ready for you to come in. We will also take extraordinary measures to clean the rooms and medical supplies after each visit. Next, we will be temporarily removing toys and tables from the waiting rooms to reduce unnecessary exposure. We will also decrease the number of available chairs and spread them out more as well.
Please try to limit the number of people that come into the office, ideally one adult with the patient. While children have been well protected from this virus, we want to protect the elderly and at risk patients from unnecessary exposure. We want to limit and slow the spread of this disease for all our loved ones.
We apologize for the inconvenience to families that had taken the time to schedule their well child visits and consults in the afternoon. We understand how difficult this can be, but the safety of your children and family members is the utmost importance. These new policies will be subject to change as the disease burden and threat shifts, we will be continuously updating and following recommendations from the CDC and NYS Dept. of Health.
As always, we will be available outside of office hours on our on-call phone 315-806-6414.
We will also have the information about schools, social and mental health concerns, and the COVID hotline posted to our website and facebook.
Oswego COVID Hotline: 315-349-3330
Information on CO-VID 19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus
Holiday Hours:
The office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. The office will be open the day before (Wed. 11/27) & the day after thanksgiving (Fri. 11/29) but we will be scheduling appointments consecutively as to close the office early on these days. We will also be open Saturday 11/30 regular business hours 830am - 12:00pm.
The office will be closed on Christmas Day. The office will be open Christmas eve & the day after Christmas (12/26) for sick visits only. We will be scheduling appointments consecutively as to close the office early on these days.
The office will be Closed New Years Day. the office will be open for New Years Eve Tues. 12/31, but note that will be scheduling appointments consecutively as to close the office early on this day. The office will open the day after New Years Day (01/02) for regular business hours.
If there is an emergency that cannot wait until the office is open a physician will be on-call, please call 315-806-6414.
We hope you have a safe & happy holiday!
~From all of us at River View Pediatrics~
School has started back up which means……Flu season is right around the corner!
We have all flu vaccines in stock for age 6 mo - 21 yr for all insurances! Please call the office to make an appointment @ 315-598-6785. These appointments are with a nurse and cannot be changed into a sick visit while in office. If you need your child to be seen before receiving the flu vaccine or for other concerns, please call ahead of time to change the appointment to be with a provider. Thank you!
Camp, summer classes, parks and recreation! Summer fun & learning! Below are a list of summer activities for your children that are free or a small fee to keep your child busy through the summer.
Located on the shores of beautiful Lake Ontario, Camp Hollis is a co-ed summer camp for children ages 8 to 14.
Eight-year-olds are invited to join us one night at our "1st Camp Experience" overnight program.
Residential Campers, 9-14 years old, join us for a fun filled, week-long, overnight camping experience.
Camp Hollis' Day Camp program is offered all of the weeks that resident camp is in session. Our Day Camp is offered to campers ages 6-12, daily from 9 am-4 pm, Monday - Friday. Day Campers get to enjoy all of the same day programs offered to resident campers and have lunch with the rest of camp.
Camp Hollis is owned and operated by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.
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2. CNY Community Arts Center ·
Need to find something for your child to do this summer?? Register your child for Arty Camp!! We still have room. Register online today before classes fill up. Go to cnyartscenter.com/classes
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3. Fulton CYO Gets Ready For Summer Recreation Program
FULTON, NY – The CYO Summer Drop-in Recreation Program at Catholic Charities of Oswego County will begin July 5 and continue through Aug. 12.
The program is offered free of charge to children ages 7 to 14 in Oswego County (Children must be 7 years old by July 1 to participate) and is held Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Participants in last year’s Catholic Charities’ CYO Summer Drop-in Recreation Program enjoyed going to the Fulton YMCA for a swim. This year’s program begins July 5.
Children enjoy a variety of special events and activities designed to aid them in learning good sportsmanship, how to work as a team, positive interaction with peers and staff, and meeting and making new friends. Plus, each day the youth engage in structured and non-structured activities that will help them grow both physically and mentally.
Children may attend the CYO Summer Drop-in Recreation Program daily or weekly if they choose to.
Activities include; daily recreational activities, swimming, special presentations and awareness groups and arts and crafts.
Youth will also be able to have usage of X-Box, Wiis and computers along with other fun activities. There will be three special themed days and three game days throughout the summer that include games, movies and snacks.
Trained staff supervises all activities and assists all participants as needed to ensure that they receive the full benefits of the program as well as help in their physical and emotional development.
Children receive a free lunch daily through the USDA Summer Feeding Program sponsored by Oswego County Opportunities or they can bring their own if they wish.
Parent participation in the CYO Summer Drop-in Program is encouraged and appreciated.
Parents are welcome to attend game and themed days and become involved in the many activities that the program provides for their children including the annual talent show.
The program is funded in part by the United Way of Greater Oswego County, the NYS Office of Children and Families, and the City-County Youth Bureau of Oswego County.
For more information on the program, call CYO director Jim Smiley at 598-3980 ext 254.
"On June 13, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children. The United States is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of measles in more than 25 years, with outbreaks in pockets of New York primarily driving the crisis. As a result of non-medical vaccination exemptions, many communities across New York have unacceptably low rates of vaccination, and those unvaccinated children can often attend school where they may spread the disease to other unvaccinated students, some of whom cannot receive vaccines due to medical conditions. This new law will help protect the public amid this ongoing outbreak". - DOH News Article. OCFS.
River View Pediatrics will NOT provide medical exemptions for immunizations. The children who qualify for medical exemptions should contact their specialty office regarding documentation and further information.
Below is a link for further information & answers on the new law that was passed:
https://ocfs.ny.gov/…/2019-06-Statement-on-School-Vaccinati…
Below is a link to the CDC required vaccine schedule:
https://www.cdc.gov/…/c…/0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule.pdf
CHILDREN 6 MONTHS - 35 MONTHS NEED TWO FLU VACCINES ONE MONTH APART FOR THEIR FIRST INITIAL FLU VACCINE, THEN ONE YEARLY THEREAFTER.
Bridget Dolbear, Program Services Coordinator for Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. Nutrition Services, has announced that OCO is participating in the Summer Food Service Program again this year.
Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like OCO to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer. Funded thru the New York State Education Department, the Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to all children 18 years and under.
Meals will be available at the following sites and times. Orders for meals are placed the day fore you attend.
Taft Bay Park 851 St. Route 49, Bernhards Bay
Lunch - 11:30 am – 1:00 pm - Monday thru Thursday – July 2 thru August 21
Palermo Recreation, 1779 Co. Rt. 45, Palermo
Breakfast - 8:45 – 9:45 am & Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 pm - Monday thru Friday - July 30 thru August 8
West Monroe Park, 2 Depot Rd., West Monroe
Lunch - 11:30-12:30 pm - Monday thru Thursday - July 7 thru August 7
Fulton CYO, 365 West 1st St., Fulton
Breakfast – 9:00 – 9:30 am & Lunch – 12:00 – 1:00 pm - Monday thru Friday – July 7 thru August 22
Cleveland Park, 65 North St., Cleveland
Lunch - 11:30-12:30 pm - Monday thru Friday – July 7 – August 15
Fulton YMCA, 715 West Broadway St., Fulton
Breakfast - 8:30 - 9:30 am & Lunch 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Monday thru Friday - June 30 – August 29
CNY Arts Program, 357 State St., Fulton
Lunch - 12:00 - 12:30 pm - Monday thru Friday – July 14 thru 18 & August 11 thru 15
Hannibal Recreation, 824 Co. Rt. 34, Hannibal
Breakfast - 8:30 - 9:30 am & Lunch - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Monday thru Friday – July 7 thru August 22
Pulaski Recreation, Route 11, Pulaski
Breakfast – 9:00 am & Lunch - 11:30-1:00 pm - Monday thru Friday - June 30 thru August 8
Prince of Peace Church, 64 Gillespie Rd, Fulton
Dinner - 6:30-7:30 pm Thursdays - July 3 thru August 28
Oswego YMCA, 249 West 1st Street, Oswego
Breakfast - 8:30-9:30 am & Lunch - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm July 7 thru August 22
Fulton Public Library, 160 South First Street, Fulton
Lunch - 12:00 - 12:30 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays - July 1 thru August 31
Lunch - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Fridays - July 11 thru August 15
Hamilton Homes, 96 Hamilton Street, Oswego
Lunch - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Monday thru Friday - June 30 thru August 29
Midtown Plaza, 75 East First Street, Oswego
Lunch -12:15 pm-1:00 pm - Fridays - June 27 thru August 29
Camp Zerbe, Williamstown, NY (No walk-ins – enrolled youth only)
Times and dates are subject to change.
“We are happy to be able to offer the Summer Food Service Program. I encourage families to participate in the program and remember that hunger doesn’t take a vacation,” said Dolbear.
Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. For more information on the program contact Shelby Cusson, Summer Food Service Monitor, at 315-598-4712.
We are excited to announce that we have NEW summer hours! The office will be extending these hours until October 1st 2018! Please call the office to make an appointment.
The office will be open 7:30am - 5:00pm M-F
Saturday will remain the same : 8:30am-12:00pm for emergency same day sick appointments.
Please call the office to schedule your child(ren)'s appointment at your convenience 315-598-6785.
Have a fun & safe summer!
~River View Pediatrics~
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