Frequently Asked Questions

Our office is open Monday through Saturday with early morning and evening hours available. As our daily schedule is subject to change, please call to confirm office hours.

Yes, we welcome new patients.

Advocare participates with most major insurance plans. As participation varies by region, specialty, and physician, we recommend that you contact either our office or your insurance company representative to verify that your insurance plan is accepted.

Our medical providers are available 24 hours a day. Call the office at (856) 227-5437 and follow the prompts to be routed to either our nurse triage service, which operates until 12 midnight daily, or directly to the doctor on call. Please be aware that after-hours calls are intended for urgent medical issues that cannot wait until the next business day. Referral and appointment requests will not be addressed by the on call doctor or nurse triage. We strive to return calls as quickly as possible, however, please call back if you have not received a timely response.

Every effort is made to arrange your child's well care and follow up visits with the physician of your choice. When your child is ill, he or she may see any one of our physicians.

Our routine health maintenance visit schedule follows the  American Academy of Pediatrics  guideline for children.

For non-urgent referrals:  when one of our doctors refers you to a specialist, please schedule your appointment with the specialist, then call our office within five business days of your appointment. Your referral will be available within two business days. Most referrals are completed electronically and submitted directly to the specialist's office. Please check with our Benefits Office staff to determine if your insurance plan processes referrals electronically.

For urgent referrals:  when one of our doctors determines that you need an urgent referral, your referral will be initiated immediately. Our staff will provide additional information as necessary to expedite your visit to the specialist's office. If you are sent to a specialist's office after hours from the emergency room or otherwise, please contact our office as soon as possible on the next business day.

To help protect your child from many serious infectious diseases, we follow the immunization schedule recommended by the  American Academy of Pediatrics. Please discuss your immunization questions and concerns with any of our pediatricians.

You will receive a call from our office for all lab work results, including normal values and abnormal values. Abnormal lab results will be addressed promptly by the provider and our staff will notify you of the necessary next steps.

Please call our office at (856) 227-5437 and speak to a member of our office staff. Allow one business day for all routine prescription refills. For prescriptions that require prior authorization from your insurance company, please plan ahead to allow at least three to five days for refill approval.

Yes, we promote breastfeeding. The  American Academy of Pediatrics  recommends exclusively breastfeeding babies for the first six months and continuing after solid foods are introduced for the first year, even longer, if mutually desired. Breastfeeding helps defend children against infections, prevents allergies, and protects against a number of chronic conditions. While experts believe that breast milk is the best nutritional choice for infants, breastfeeding may not be possible for all women. Some women have specific medical considerations that impede breastfeeding; others choose to feed by formula because of discomfort, work schedule, or lifestyle choices. In these cases, infant formula is a good alternative that we will also support. We will gladly discuss your feeding concerns at your well care visit, or please call during office hours to speak with our experienced nursing staff.

We recommend that your newborn be seen in our office the first week after discharge from the hospital. Our staff understands the importance of this first visit and will make every effort to schedule this visit promptly. If a physician from our office did not see you and your baby in the hospital, we may ask you to come in sooner.

As all children are different, we advise following several appropriate steps to advance your child's diet based on age and development. Please discuss these steps with our providers at your well care visit.