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MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center’s Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine Unit provides complete primary care for children from birth to age twenty-two. We see infants, children, and adolescents for urgent or routine care; we do physical exams for school, sports, and jobs; provide all recommended immunizations, and offer counseling, lab tests and X-rays. We help new parents prepare for the birth of their baby and we see all newborns in the hospital. For adolescents we have a variety of special medical and counseling services. We can take care of adolescent parents and their children during the same appointment.
Additional Services
MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center physicians and nurse practitioners have a special interest in adolescent health and immigrant health issues. Adolescents can also see an MGH Chelsea nurse practitioner from our practice at the Student Health Center at Chelsea High School. The Student Health Center is open during school hours daily and follow-ups and referrals are scheduled as needed.
Center Hours
The Health Center hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. On-call medical advice is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Billing
We request that you please make any required payments or co-payments at the time of your visit. We accept cash and personal checks. If you have a question regarding your bill, please call 617-889-8520 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Insurance
We participate in Medicare and Medicaid (MassHealth), and we accept most major insurance carriers including Blue Cross / Blue Shield, Master Health Plus, Bay State, Travelers, John Hancock Preferred, Harvard Pilgrim, Medex, Tufts, Neighborhood Health Plan, and Children's Medical Security Plan. If your insurance plan requires you to choose a primary care physician, please be sure to provide the name of your MGH Chelsea doctor.
If you do not have insurance and cannot pay for your medical care, please ask us about free care: we have special counselors available to provide information about financial services.
Referrals
Your primary care physician is responsible for arranging all of your medical care, including referrals to specialists. If you think your child needs to see specialist, please call us at 617-889-8507 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Prescriptions
To refill a prescription, please call us at 617-889-8520. Please give us your MGH unit number, the name of the medicine, the dosage and the telephone number of the pharmacy you would like to use. Please allow twenty-four hours for pickup, unless it is an emergency.
Lab Results
Your primary care physician will notify you about abnormal laboratory results if follow up is needed. In case of an urgent abnormal result, we will call you as soon as possible.
