Live Oak Pediatrics

01/17/2022

January 17, 2022:

​Dr. Rodriguez is now seeing patients at Northeast Pediatrics, 5000 Schertz Parkway, Suite 202, Schertz, TX, 78154.

To make an appointment, please call 210-657-0220, and select the Schertz location.

For medical record requests, please call 210-657-0220 and ask for Pam Barnes.

To pay a balance on your account with Live Oak Pediatrics, please email LiveOakPediatrics@yahoo.com, provide your phone number, and we will return your call.

12/30/2021

We will be closed on December 31st, and will return on Monday, January 3rd. Happy New Year!

12/23/2021

We will be closed on December 24th, and will return on December 27th.

Merry Christmas!

12/16/2021

Dear Families,

I am writing to you to inform you that Live Oak Pediatrics will be closing on January 16, 2022. I opened Live Oak Pediatrics in 2007 with the idea of providing personalized care in a friendly and accessible manner. Over the years, I have worked hard to bring that dream to a reality. The past couple of years have brought new realities to all our lives and how best to practice medicine at a high quality has also changed. This has led me to consider opportunities that would allow me to adapt to these changes in the best way to continue to serve you.
I am pleased to be announcing that I have decided to accept an offer to join Northeast Pediatrics Associates at their Schertz office location. Northeast Pediatrics has a long tradition of providing quality pediatric care in our community and its reputation is second to none. Working with this group will allow me to continue to provide the care in the personalized manner that I believe to be critical in nurturing a positive patient-provider relationship.
I will begin work at the Schertz office on January 17, 2022. We will begin the process of migrating my current schedule and EMR (electronic medical record) database to theirs and will work to make this process as seamless as possible. Please notify Live Oak Pediatrics by email (LiveOakPediatrics@yahoo.com) or letter if you would like your records transferred to Northeast Pediatrics. This will allow us to begin the process of migrating your child’s medical information to their EMR. We will soon be updating our page and website with any new information regarding this move.
As always, please contact our office if you have any questions or concerns. I am very much looking forward to this new chapter in my life and career and I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
J. Luis Rodriguez, M.D., F.A.A.P.

09/19/2021

We have flu vaccine in stock! Please call us to make an appointment for your child. If you have questions please ask us, or see this link from the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2021-2022.htm

06/14/2021

Judson ISD is proud to announce that it will provide no-cost summer meals at seven locations around its district footprint. These sites will provide curbside service breakfast and lunch meals Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 10:45 am starting June 7th through July 30th (all sites closed the week of July 4th). Curbside meals for breakfast and lunch will be bundled together during this distribution. This is a tasty and nutritious way of helping support our families during the summer. 🍎🍌🍉

➡️ This program will be hosted at the following locations:
Hartman ES, Miller’s Point ES, Rolling Meadows ES, Candlewood ES, Woodlake Hills MS, Wagner HS, and the Converse Public Library.

Judson ISD is supporting our community’s students and families. We hope you’ll join us.

05/25/2021

Parents:

Comal ISD will offer free breakfast and lunch meals for children 18 years and younger at select campuses from June 7 through July 1.

Meals can be picked up Monday through Thursday in the cafeterias at:

Bill Brown Elementary, 20410 Hwy. 46
Clear Springs Elementary, 550 Avery Parkway

Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to noon

Only one breakfast and lunch per child, per day. Children are not required to be Comal ISD students. No identification or paperwork will be required to pick up meals.

05/19/2021

Here is a notice we received this afternoon from the Baptist Health System:

COVID Vaccines Available for Patients Age 12 and Older

The FDA, CDC and Department of State Health Services have given final EUA approval for administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents ages 12 to 15 years old. With this approval, we are excited to open our Baptist Health System vaccination clinics to this younger age group.

All BHS vaccination clinics are now open to the public for all ages 12 and up. Please share the link to our BHS vaccine clinic appointments with your family, friends and neighbors:

https://www.baptisthealthsystem.com/our-response-to-covid-19/covid-19-vaccine-registration

Thanks for your help in keeping our community safe and well.

In good health,

BHS Physicians Network

We are very pleased to be able to offer you an opportunity to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

05/11/2021

05/05/2021

We recently heard from the Texas Department of State Health Services that they are anticipating the expansion of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s Emergency Use Authorization to include adolescents ages 12 years and older. Currently this is being used for ages 16 years and older.

We always want our parents to inform us if their child has received any vaccines since their last visit to us, and this is just as important if your child receives the COVID-19 vaccine for the reason stated from the CDC below:

"None of the currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines are live virus vaccines. Because data are lacking on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines administered simultaneously with other vaccines, the vaccine series should routinely be administered alone, with a minimum interval of 14 days before or after administration of any other vaccine. However, COVID-19 and other vaccines may be administered within a shorter period in situations where the benefits of vaccination are deemed to outweigh the potential unknown risks of vaccine coadministration (e.g., tetanus-toxoid-containing vaccination as part of wound management, rabies vaccination for post-exposure prophylaxis, measles or hepatitis A vaccination during an outbreak) or to avoid barriers to or delays in to COVID-19 vaccination (e.g., in long-term care facility residents or healthcare personnel who received influenza or other vaccinations before or upon admission or onboarding). If COVID-19 vaccines are administered within 14 days of another vaccine, doses do not need to be repeated for either vaccine."

Find interim clinical considerations for the use of COVID-19 vaccines for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States.

05/04/2021

Summer is almost here! Schedule your child's preventive visit now. We have the Preparticipation Physical Evaluation Form on our website (www.liveoakpedi.com), under the Patient Information tab. We also have these in the office if you need one. If you are unsure if your child needs immunizations call our office and we would be happy to check for you!