Please restrict your after-hours calls to urgent questions only. If you do call after hours you will be directed to our answering service who will then direct your call accordingly.
Longwood Pediatrics has 24-hour telephone coverage for urgent concerns. After hours calls are answered by well-trained pediatric nurses who follow protocols approved by Longwood Pediatrics. In the case of serious emergencies or complicated problems, a Longwood Pediatrics physician is always available. If at any time, you would like to speak to a physician, please ask the triage nurse to page the physician-on-call.
***Please note that our phone service does, on occasion, go down. At these times, please call our answering service directly at 508-270-7430. They will fax a message to us and we will call you back as soon as possible.