Practice News

Attention Patients/Parents: 

We have recently started sending patient education from previous office visits to the patient portal. This does not mean you/your child was seen for an appointment on the day you are receiving this information. If you have any questions, please call the office at 315-701-2129.   Thank you for your patience and understanding.

POP WARNER-

As Pop Warner registration starts, we want to remind parents that any well child visit done in our office is good for 365 days. This means that we can sign off on any Pop Warner forms as long as the well child visit is current. Pop Warner simply needs us to sign it in this year of 2019. We are bringing this to your attention as we have heard from parents in the past that they went and paid for sports physicals elsewhere thinking it was necessary.

For example, if your child had a well child visit in November of 2018, we can sign the Pop Warner form dating it for the date we are now signing it. We have the form at the office already so you do not need to drop it off. Simply call and leave a message on the phone nurses line requesting the Pop Warner form. 

Please call the office if you have any questions. 

Well Child Visits for Children 19 and Over

Parents: Please be advised that when booking yearly well child physicals for children over the age of 19, you should call and check with your insurance company regarding coverage for this service. There have been recent contract changes with some of the plans and they are no longer covering those type of visits. This is only for commercial (thru employer) plans and does not apply to any Child Health Plus or Medicaid plans. Please contact our billing department if you have any questions.

LACTATION COUNSELOR

We are pleased to announce the availability of a lactation counselor for our breastfeeding mothers. Kathy Rees, RN, a certified lactation counselor will be available on Wednesday afternoons from 1-5 pm in our Liverpool office Please contact the office if you are interested in scheduling an appointment with her.

Psychological Healthcare

PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTHCARE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE:
Social skills group for children on the autism spectrum for children ages 10-12 yrs on alternating Saturdays at the 890 Seventh North Street location in Liverpool and for children 13-16 yrs on alternating Mondays at the 890 Seventh North Street location in Liverpool. In order to enroll your child, you must call 315-422-0300, option 5 to sign up for an initial evaluation to see if your child is a good candidate for the group.

Welcome Kristin Rea, LCSW

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new licensed clinical social worker, Kristin Rea, from Psychological Healthcare. She will be seeing patients in our office on Thursdays. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment with her, please call our office and ask for the Referrals department. These appointments will be held at our office but billed through Psychological Healthcare’s office.

Prenatal Information Sessions

Summerwood Pediatrics would like to invite any new parents interested in learning more about our office to an information session to be held on the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30 at our office at 4811 Buckley Road in Liverpool.

This session will be led by Dr. Robert Dracker and other staff members. Please call 457-9966, select option 1 (appointment option). We look forward to meeting you!

These sessions will be offered on a monthly basis. Tentative dates for the following months are as follows:

  • Wednesday August 7th. at 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday September 11th. at 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday October 16th. at 5:30 PM

We recommend attending a session approximately 1-2 months prior to the baby’s due date.

Parent Advisory Group

The Parent Advisory Group is a committee consisting of parents whose child receives primary care from Summerwood Pediatrics at either the Liverpool or Camillus office sites. The mission of this group is to create an environment that encourages positive exchange of ideas and communications which fosters child and family oriented care and values.

We believe this is best achieved through families and professionals working together to meet the needs of the children across the ages. The Parent Advisory Council will meet at least twice a year for an hour. More frequent meetings may occur as issues arise. If you are interested in being involved with this group, please email [email protected]. We will keep your contact information until it is needed. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Liverpool Office

4811 Buckley Road, Liverpool, NY 13088

Monday:

9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Phones Hours - 8:15 am - 4:15 pm

Tuesday - Friday:

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Phones Hours - 8:15 am - 4:15 pm

Saturday:

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

If you are looking to pickup forms or drop off any lab specimens, We ask that you call ahead to be sure that we are still in the office.

Sunday:

Closed


Camillus Office

5700 W. Genesee St. Suite 1, Camillus, NY 13031

Monday - Friday:

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Phones Hours - 8:15 am - 4:15 pm

Saturday, Sunday:

Closed

  • "They always care about the kids really it’s the best clinic ever recommend it."
    - Om Saif, 2020
  • "The staff, from front desk ladies, to nurses and of course providers, have cared for our special needs daughter since birth, she will soon be 16! They are exceptional with her & myself! I don't know what we are going to do when she turns 21, Dr. Dracker says he's going to keep her forever!"
    - Amy Weber, 2020
  • "All three of my boys go here, as well as my step daughter. They are AMAZING! I get responses right away, they know my children the minute we walk in. They are quick but efficient, they listen to you. If you don't like one provider - definitely ask to see another. Sometimes as a parent you just don't click with someone. I have seen every provider there, including Dr. Draker and everyone has been amazing. They hold a flu clinic so you can just go in and get your flu shot for your kids without having to spend a bunch of time there."
    - Rosenda Mendoza, 2020
  • "My children saw an NP today named Lisa. She was absolutely fabulous with my children for their physicals. She was caring understanding and did her job perfectly! Along with the nurse who checked us in and gave my daughter a shot. She was amazing also."
    - Audrey Grant, 2019
  • "My daughter and now my grandchildren are seen here. This place has an outstanding staff. They are friendly, kind and certainly know how to make both the children and the parents feel comfortable."
    - Kathleen Vandyke, 2019
  • "Very helpful, my kids love the office and doctors."
    - Nicole Majo, 2019
  • "THE BEST HEALTH CARE FOR BABIES TO 21!!! THEY REALLY DO CARE ABOUT THERE PATIENTS. MY KIDS BEEN GOING HERE FOR ABOUT 12 YRS I LOVE THE STAFF, MS.AMY, ALL THE NURSES, AND MY DOCTOR DR.GREEN....OH MY GOODNESS SO MUCH I CAN SAY ABOUT DR.GREEN, BUT I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF SPACE..LOL ;-) VERY CARING, GENTLE AND REALLY CARES ABOUT HER PATIENT. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH ANYONE AND I LOVE THEM ALL. THEY TREAT YOU WITH RESPECT LIKE NO OTHER!! SO YES YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR KIDS HERE...YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!!"
    EILEEN V, 4/5/2018