Kids' Doc

10/07/2025

Dear Parents,
Happy Tuesday.
Hope everyone is doing well.
There are two announcements.
First I will be out of office this afternoon to attend a funeral.
Office hours will resume this Thursday.

Second, fall is upon us and so is RSV.
Currently there is no RSV vaccine for babies, but only monoclonal antibodies injection.
Monoclonal antibodies injection has been around since 1998 but it was not all babies.
Now we have Beyforus for all infants under 2 years old.

Here is the link for more information.
https://www.beyfortus.com

If you do want your children to have this injection, please let me know. I have to specially order this.
Dr. Lau

Learn about RSV, how it could affect your child, and how Beyfortus® (nirsevimab-alip) injection can provide protection from RSV. See Patient Information Sheet.

09/08/2025

Dear Parents:

There will be a last minute change for this week schedule.
The office will be open on Wednesday and close on Thursday.
I will see sick visit on Wednesday from morning until 3 in the afternoon.
Then will be close on Thursday and reopen on Friday morning.
Sorry for this inconvenient.

Dr. Lau

09/03/2025

Well Summer break is finally over and some are happy and some are sad.
I still remember way back in Hong Kong when I was in grade school.
I was so unhappy going back to school after summer break.
We were not free of school work during the summer.
Each student would have to finish summer workbooks during summer and hang in on the first day of school.
And I didn’t do any of the workbooks and it was horrible the week before school start.
Well as the saying go “If you play and then you will have to pay sooner or later.”
And in life equation there is always an equal sign and nothing is free but the question is who paying for it.

Now I do have to withdraw some time to pay for something later…cause “The winter is coming.”
The White Walkers of Flu, RSV and many other virus and bacteria will soon be roaming down the school hallways.
I have to rest and be ready for the coming fall and winter.
Therefore, I will take off sometime this month before all the dreadful germs upon us.

My office will be closed from 9/17/25-9/30/25.
I will open on Wednesday 10/1/25 for sick visit.

And as usual I will be only able to contact by email during the time I am away.
My email is office.dr.lau@gmail.com and I will check it once a day.

Again, I could not diagnose and treat your child with just email alone.
If your children are sick, please go to the urgent care at the bottom of this notice.
I also could not do any physical form while I am away.
I could only advice and send in some medication refill, like albuterol for asthma etc.

Lastly thank you for all your lovely comments.
Sorry I could not address each of you individually.
But they are precious to me.

God Bless,

Dr. Lau

“For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God...” 1 Peter 3:18

LIST OF URGENT CARE AND ER
1. PM Pediatric Care- urgent care specially toward Pediatric but best book it online
Address: 1983 Route 52 Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Phone: 845-897-4500
Office Hours: Monday - Saturday: Noon – Midnight, Sunday: 10am - 10pm
https://pmpediatriccare.com/.../pm-pediatrics-dutchess.../
2. Middletown Medical Newburgh Urgent Care- close by my office next to Market 32
Address: 47 N Plank Rd Suite 19 Newburgh, NY 12550
Phone: 845-561-2038
Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8AM – 6PM, Saturday 8 AM – 1 PM, Sunday Close
https://middletownmedical.com/urgent-care/newburgh-ny/
3. Emergency One- urgent care with multiple locations, mainly staffed by NP or PA
Address: 306 Windsor Hwy New Windsor, NY 12553
Phone: 845-787-1400
Office Hours: Weekdays 8-8, Weekends 8-4
https://eonekingston.com/
4. Crystal Run Urgent Care- large multispecialty mainly staffed by NP or PA
Address: 1200 Route 300 Newburgh, NY 12550
Phone: 845.725.0100
Office Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8AM - 7:30PM, Sunday: 8AM - 5:30PM
https://www.crystalrunhealthcare.com/locations/newburgh
If you think your child need to go to Hospital ER
Here are the following hospitals:
1. Montefiore St. Luke Cornwall- located in Newburgh but there is no pediatric floor at all and if your child needs to be admitted then he/she will need to transfer to Westchester Medical Center.
2. Garnet Hospital – in Middletown but there is Pediatric ER and also Pediatric floor
3. Vassar Hospital - in Poughkeepsie
4. MidHudson Regional Hospital- in Poughkeepsie and part of the Westchester Medical Center
5. Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center- If your child has a complex and complicated illness, this hospital could provide you with the most comprehensive care because of its multi Pediatric Specialists.

Crystal Run Healthcare's Newburgh, NY Medical Center provides comprehensive medical care with over 40 specialties including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, and urgent care.