PedsPartner connects you with children’s health information

Parenting is one of life’s most rewarding and challenging adventures. As a parent, you want to provide the best care for your child, but the vast amount of constantly changing information, advice and guidelines can be overwhelming.

This is where pediatric apps, like the PedsPartner app, come in. These apps have revolutionized the way parents manage their child’s health, development and well-being.

With the PedsPartner app, the experts at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital are always just a phone call away. Whether you need to find a doctor, after-hours care, or are looking for advice for common and rare pediatric illnesses, this app for parents and caregivers has it all.

The app is divided into several sections for easy access to important information:

• Symptom Checker – Babies, unfortunately, do not come with an instruction manual. To get answers to your questions during the first weeks, months and years with your child, our symptom checker can help.
• Where to take your child for treatment?
  • Find a doctor – search our directory to find the perfect doctor for your child
  • Locations – quick access to Children’s Hospital facilities and points of care
  • ExpressCARE – find a location in or near your community for easy access
  • Emergency – quick connections to poison control center, 911 and emergency room
• Parenting tips – for answers to questions about behaviour, diet and wellbeing
• First aid – for quick reference when time is precious
• Medications – for help with dosages and maintaining a list of your child’s medications
• Would you like to get in touch with the children’s hospital?
  • Contact us – useful telephone numbers for routine services at the Children’s Hospital
  • Feedback – a direct line to let us know what you think
  • Donate – an option to donate to Children’s Hospital programs
  • Social Media – ways to join the Children’s Hospital community

“Being a parent often means juggling multiple tasks: work, household chores and, of course, taking care of your child,” explains Debra Carter, MDexecutive vice president of pediatrics. “Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital’s PedsPartner app saves time by centralizing important health and developmental information on one easy-to-use platform. Instead of spending hours researching the internet or running from appointment to appointment, parents can use the app to get accurate, reliable information at their fingertips. With their ability to provide personalized health advice and even emergency support, these apps provide parents with peace of mind and enable them to make more informed decisions.

The app is free for iPhone and Android and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play.