{"id":46508,"date":"2026-04-08T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=46508"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:44:31","slug":"schedule-a-well-child-visit-with-your-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/schedule-a-well-child-visit-with-your-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Well-child Visits Build a Healthy Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Annual Well-child Visits Build a Healthy Future<\/h1>\t\t<time>April 8, 2026<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_6a5ea6189962fbe64f2904e8d50bab17\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Well-child visits are important for all children from birth to 18 years old. This visit allows the health care provider to track your child\u2019s development and growth to ensure they are reaching all the milestones recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell\u2011child visits serve to promote not only the physical well\u2011being but also the developmental and psychosocial growth of infants, children and adolescents,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/patients-visitors\/find-a-doctor\/kennison-courtney-1982077251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courtney Kennison<\/a>, pediatric nurse practitioner with <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/mid-valley-childrens-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mid\u2011Valley Children\u2019s Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMedical providers recommend routine well\u2011child visits starting at birth because preventive health care decreases the occurrence of preventable illness and chronic disease while improving overall quality of life,\u201d Kennison said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitoring all aspects of your child\u2019s health over time may help the provider detect any possible concerns or patterns they might otherwise miss. Early detection of potential problems is the best way to help your child succeed. If your child does fall behind developmentally there are services such as early intervention that can help them get back on track. Some children just need a little extra help to reach their milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese annual well\u2011child visits provide an opportunity for the medical provider, caregivers and child to collaboratively identify your child\u2019s strengths, address physical and behavioral concerns, and consider the need for specialty health care services, if required,\u201d Kennison said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This visit is a time for the parent or caregiver to learn the best ways to help their child grow and learn, so they stay on track with their peers. It is a positive and safe space to ask the pediatrician any questions, bring up concerns or challenges, and share successes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-call-to-schedule-a-well-child-visit\">Call to Schedule a Well\u2011child Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>Mid-Valley Children\u2019s Clinic<\/strong> patients, please call <a href=\"tel:541-327-4813\"><strong>541-917-6406<\/strong><\/a>. For patients of <strong>other Samaritan clinics<\/strong>, please call: <a href=\"tel:541-918-3633\"><strong>541-243-0345<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(These phone numbers are only for scheduling well-child checks.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/304-IHN-CCO-Well-Child-Checks-Digital-Campaign-WA-162883-1225-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illustration of parents watering a tree with kids doing activities\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/304-IHN-CCO-Well-Child-Checks-Digital-Campaign-WA-162883-1225-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/304-IHN-CCO-Well-Child-Checks-Digital-Campaign-WA-162883-1225-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/304-IHN-CCO-Well-Child-Checks-Digital-Campaign-WA-162883-1225-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/001-IHN-CCO-Well-Child-Checks-Digital-Campaign-Components-DES-162883-CO-provider-mom-child.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta\" alt=\"Child with mom visiting medical provider\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual well-child visits are important for all children from birth to 18 years old. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":65809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"Primary news article updated for 2026.  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