01/08/2012 Dr. Ken Bates Retires

After 37 years of dedicated service to the children of Catawba County, Dr. Ken Bates has retired from the practice of medicine at Catawba Pediatrics.

Despite not being involved daily with patient care, Dr. Bates plans to continue being involved in the community helping children of Catawba County.

10/05/2011 Dr. W. Mark Barrett joins Catawba Pediatrics.

Dr. Barrett graduated from the University of Tennessee - Memphis College of Medicine. He completed his Internship and Residency in Pediatrics from the University of Texas- Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He comes to us from Memphis Children's Clinic in Memphis Tennessee where he has practiced since 2002. Dr. Barrett lives in Hickory with his wife and 3 children.

10/05/2011 FLU SHOTS

PLEASE CALL TO SCHEDULE YOUR FLU SHOT.

10/05/2011 EMR CONCERNS LETTER:

Catawba Pediatric Associates is excited about our transition into an Electronic Medial Records system. This will enable our practice to use the latest technology of record keeping for our patients' medical information. Although we strive to make this transition as smooth as possible for everyone, we realize that this may cause some inconvenience when you are here for your child's visit. We apologize for this and would like you to feel free to voice your concerncs if any should arise.

Thank you again for your patience,

The staff and physicians at Catawba Pediatrics

10/05/2011 INCLEMENT WEATHER:

**UPDATED**
Please check our website, WBTV Channel 3, and WCNC Channel 6 for Delays and Cancellations.

09/20/2010 CHILD VACCINATIONS:

Parents,

If your child received a dose of 2010-11 Flumist and is less than 9 Years of age, please call the office to see if a second dose is needed.

01/25/2011 Patient Portal:

Catawba Pediatrics now has a secure (user name/password/encrypted) web-portal to enable you as a parent to access our Patient Portal. Features include the following:

1. Create an Account. You will be asked to create a User ID and Password, as well as provide some information to validate who you are.

2. My Patient Page. You will be able to login or become a new online patient. You can update demographics and insurance, update email address, update user name and password, and access all online services offered by your physician. This will be downloaded into our Practice Management System.

3. Appointment Requests. Ability to request well child appointments for your child(ren), allowing you to specify best dates, times, days, provider, etc. This request is for non-urgent appointments.

4. Health Forms. Ability to complete Medical History Forms on line. This will be downloaded into our Practice Management System.

5. Pay My Bill Online. You will be asked to verify demographics. Enter your account number and payment amount. Make your payment. Print out your confirmation screen and maintain for your records.

To access the Patient Portal, go to our website http://catawbapediatrics.net. Click on MANAGE MY ACCOUNT. This will take you to the next page which is the Patient Portal.