We are a mobile urgent care for sick kids in Charlotte, Raleigh, and northern Virginia!
12/31/2025
đWe are thrilled to welcome our newest team member to the greater Charlotte area! Meet Dr. Daly, double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, she enjoys providing compassionate care for patients of all ages.
đŁTranslation: Moms and Dads! You finally have someone to take care of you, too! đ˛đĽ°
Dr. Daly completed her Med-Peds residency at ECU. She is a mom of two and a fierce breastfeeding advocate.
Follow along with her chronicles of motherhood and medicine at .daly
A local Skybrook resident, Dr. Daly will be open for house call appointments beginning on Monday January 5th!
12/28/2025
When you accidentally discover the mobile pediatric urgent care that brings the doctor to you, so you donât have to drag your sick child out of the house! Avoid exposure to other germs, keep your child comfortable in their own home, and make life easier for yourself! No membership, no joining, use the service once in a pinch or as many times as you need! Book appts at -> www.pedshousecalls.com
12/25/2025
Our 2025 Pediatric Housecalls âfamilyâ Christmas card! It truly is a joy and a privilege to care for your kids! Merry Christmas from our family to yours! â¤ď¸đ
12/22/2025
Influenza is getting so much attention right now (for good reason), but we are also seeing plenty of RSV too. Hereâs a reminder that something as simple as nasal saline/suctioning can make ALL the difference with RSV!
đśâWhy does nasal suctioning make such a difference in little ones with bronchiolitis? Isnât bronchiolitis in his chest?!â
đśItâs a valid question! Plus, is there anything worse than suctioning a baby or toddlerâs nose when they are already miserable?!
đśAnswer: Yes! Nasal suctioning helps because babies are âobligate nose breathersâ (Their brains tell them to breathe through their noses even when their noses are stuffy! đ˛) By removing secretions from their nose, their breathing will naturally improve. Plus you will minimize those secretions creeping down into the lower airway. Nasal suctioning is so important that weâve even seen oxygen saturations improve in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis, just by suctioning their noses!
đś There is a ârightâ way to suction:
1. Use nasal saline drops or spray first, to loosen the mucous.
2. Prioritize suctioning before feeding and before sleep.
3. Whatever kind of device you choose to use, insert it gently and avoid âover suctioningâ
4. For a good tutorial: Check out
One of the most common questions we get asked is:
âWhat in the HECK are we doing wrong over here?!! WHY canât we break this #%*$ cycle of back-to-back sicknesses?! đŠâ
To be fair, itâs hard to avoid germs when SO MANY of them are going around all at once, when folks are sending sick kids to school, and when we are stuck crammed indoors during the cold winter months. BUT!
There ARE some things you can do to support your childâs immune system. If you would like the most evidence-based recommendations for things like:
âď¸How important is sleep to our immune systems (spoiler: VERY) and what does the research say about how much sleep kids should be getting, broken down by age?
âď¸What about indoors versus outdoors time for kids. Scandanavian countries bundle up their babies and let them nap outdoors in the winter. What does the research actually say about the relationship between this and immune health?
âď¸What about nutrition and/or supplements? There is so much conflicting information out there about all of it!
We might be in the business of taking care of sick kids, but we absolutely care about trying to keep kids healthy. Just like most things that are good and true in life, there arenât any âquick fixesâ or âabsolute guaranteesâ but we can give you the un-sexy honest facts, and if you stay consistent with them, stick to your guns on each of these things, you may be pleasantly surprised over time at what a difference these small but mighty things can make.
Comment âHealthyâ and we will send you our Pediatric Housecalls guide to supporting your childâs immune system during sick season and year-round!
12/15/2025
Follow this sweet familyâs lead! Next time your child is sick, stay home and let the doctor come to you instead! www.pedshousecalls.com
12/10/2025
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Having a sick child is not for the faint of heart. Itâs built into a parentâs DNA to worry. And letâs face it: fevers in kids at 3am are exhausting. A pediatricianâs job isnât just to diagnose and treat your child. Itâs also to make sure YOU feel heard, you feel capable, and you feel confident in the treatment plan. Itâs what we strive for at every visit.
12/03/2025
We are so excited to welcome Dr. Mary Garrison to the PHC team! Dr. Garrison is a board-certified pediatrician, beloved by many families in our area! She is originally from Greenville, SC and from a young age she knew she wanted to be a doctor. She studied Biology in college at Washington and Lee University and then attended medical school at MUSC in Charleston, SC, graduating in 2002. She completed pediatrics residency at UNC Chapel Hill in 2005. She has worked in the Concord area for several large pediatric groups over the past 20 years. She has two teenage sons who keep her busy with their sports schedules. She enjoys traveling with her family and staying active.
Help us give her a big welcome!
đđ Dr. Garrison is open for house call appointments starting TOMORROW, Wednesday 12/3! Book here âĄď¸ www.pedshousecalls.com
12/02/2025
During flu season, we often see children with severe calf pain and trouble walking with influenza A. This condition is called Benign Acute Childhood Myositis (BACM) â and while the name sounds scary, itâs usually temporary and treatable at home.
đŹ What You Might Notice
During or after the typical flu symptoms (fever, cough, headache), a child may suddenly:
⢠Complain of intense pain in their calves
⢠Walk stiffly or with a wide-based gait
⢠Struggle or refuse to walk due to discomfort
This happens when the flu virus temporarily irritates the muscles, causing inflammation and soreness.
âąď¸ When It Happens & How Long It Lasts
Leg pain often appears during or shortly after the flu and usually lasts a few days.
𩺠How Itâs Diagnosed
A clinician can diagnose BACM based on the story and exam. Sometimes we check:
⢠Muscle enzymes (CK levels)
⢠Kidney function (blood and urine tests)
Just to be sure thereâs nothing more serious going on.
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âď¸ How to Help at Home
Most children recover fully with supportive care:
⢠Hydration: Encourage lots of fluids
⢠Rest: Let them take it easy
⢠Pain Relief: Use over-the-counter medicine if recommended by your clinician
In rare casesâespecially if muscle enzyme levels are very high or if there are concerns about kidney functionâhospital monitoring and IV fluids may be needed.
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đ¨ When to Seek Care
If your child is having trouble walking, severe leg pain, dark urine, or youâre simply unsure, itâs important to get medical guidance. Pediatric Housecalls can help evaluate your child right at home.
Care at home is better â especially when walking hurts. đ
If youâre worried about your childâs flu symptoms or leg pain, weâre here for you.
11/25/2025
Pediatric Housecalls has saved a lot of family holiday gatherings over the years! If the cousins came to town and unexpectedly brought fevers with them, we can come see them in your home! Book a housecall for them today: www.pedshousecalls.com
11/21/2025
New families in all Pediatric Housecalls service areas: Enjoy $35 off your first house call convenience fee! No catch. Just another way we love to make life a little easier for families! âĄď¸
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We get one shot at this thing called life. As women, we often talk about finding that nirvana of personal and professional fulfillment, but it seems like most of our lives (heck, most of our days) are spent just trying to get from one end of the day to the other.
So often, our lives become covered up with carpools, making lunches, shuttling to dance class, and helping with homework. The idea of holding up a dream, studying it, working towards it, and bringing it to life can seem overwhelming and out of reach. In my 20âs my dream looked something like this: Go to medical school, study like a madman, earn top scores, become a pediatrician, and ride off into the sunset.
In my 30âs things changed (funny how meeting your soulmate and starting a family changes things!) and the dream began to look a little more like this: Survive sleepless nights with a newborn (eventually 3 times over), nurture them, protect them, be present for them, teach them, feed them, enrich them. Oh and thereâs a husband that Iâd like to spend a little bit of time with too!
So, you can see how, by mid-way through my 30âs, I was forced to come face to face with the idea that the original dream and the current dream didnât gel with one another. Am I sounding familiar to anyone at all? Fast-forward to my favorite decade yet, my 40âs. (Although I am told that my 50âs will be even more wonderful and fulfilling!)
The idea of Pediatric Housecalls was born out of boldness, a sense of purpose, and the little bit of wisdom that finds its way back into your life during your 40âs. It was born out of a personal desire to create a way to practice medicine (the original âdreamâ), while being able to call the shots, be the boss of my own schedule, and still be the kind of wife and mother that had a starring role in dream #2.
It was born out of a desire to make life just a little bit easier for parents and kids. And while the idea, the brainstorming, and the planning all originated from these very personal dreams...a funny thing happened along the way to bringing Pediatric Housecalls to fruition. It began to resonate with other women. Women who had similar details buried in their own lifeâs dreams. Women who have so many gifts to offer the world but who maybe hadnât yet found that blissful combination of things that add up to what some experts call âwork-life balance.â
Before I knew it, the universe had brought a team of vibrant, smart, beautiful women into my life to become part of the Pediatric Housecalls team. And suddenly, what was once a tiny little personal dream, was now part of a bigger mission to empower women and the children they care for. I believe with all of my being that some of the worldâs greatest healers, medical providers, and nurturers, are mothers themselves. And I also know that you will not find a more caring and dedicated group of women to care for your children.
I hope youâll take the time to get to know us better, and I hope we have the privilege of making your life JUST a little bit easier.
