Are you looking for pediatricians in Danbury whose offices are open during the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic? Please read this message from Dr. Paulhus:

During the pandemic, RTR Pediatrics is open, and plans to remain so.  We will continue to see our existing patients, and we are always accepting new patients. (We participate in HUSKY A and B, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Connecticare, and United Health Care. We have reasonable fees if you have no health insurance). Please note that during the pandemic and all other times, only healthy staff members are permitted to work, and that rule applies to me as well.  I am keeping the number of on-site staff to the recommended minimum right now, and we are all wearing masks for everyone’s enhanced safety. 

Additionally, we are taking these steps:

First, we are screening for risk factors of coronavirus/COVID-19 during phone calls, and if there are any risk factors, we ask the parents/caregivers not to come to the office with their child.  Instead, I  will personally advise parents/caregivers on the next step.  

Secondly, we have posted signs on our front door to keep folks (patients, parents/caregivers, persons for deliveries, repairs, etc.) with risk factors for coronavirus/COVID-19 from entering the office in case we had not spoken with them prior to their arrival.  The reader is instructed to remain outside and call us.  Here as well, I will personally advise the reader on the next step to be taken.

Thirdly, I am staying tuned to the ongoing updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Connecticut Department of Public Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the medical leadership of Danbury Hospital regarding the pandemic. If we become aware of any known or suspected coronavirus/COVID-19 cases at RTR Pediatrics, we will immediately follow the guidelines of these organizations to keep our patients, parents/caregivers, and our in-house team notified and safe. 

As always, my goal is to provide great care to your children, and right now, my additional goal is to keep us all free of coronavirus/COVID-19.  This is a challenging time for our communities, nation, and the world.  It is heartbreaking to see so many suffer.  Let’s work together to follow the advice of our public health officials so we can protect everyone – especially the vulnerable – and emerge stronger from what feels like a long, but what we believe is a temporary situation.

If you’re a praying person, I would personally appreciate your prayers for wisdom and safety at this time, as I do the same for you and yours.  Thank you kindly.