Childhood EmergenciesOur Dedicated Pediatric ER Offers:

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•Board-CertifiedEmergency MedicinePhysicians

• PediatricTrainedNursingStaff

• PediatricGeneralSurgery

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• PediatricAnesthesiologists

• PediatricSurgerySubspecialists

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Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center | 9003 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale | www.shc.org

At Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center, we’ll take on your biggest worry. . .

Childhood EmergenciesOur Dedicated Pediatric ER Offers:

Visit fastERtimes.org - our wait times are updated every 10 minutes.

•Board-CertifiedEmergency MedicinePhysicians

• PediatricTrainedNursingStaff

• PediatricGeneralSurgery

• PediatricOrthopedics

• PediatricAnesthesiologists

• PediatricSurgerySubspecialists

• PediatricImagingServices

Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center | 9003 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale | www.shc.org

At Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center, we’ll take on your biggest worry. . .

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Pediatric Urgent Care

good night pediatrics east valley1452 N Higley Rd, GilbeRt(480) 813-9600 / www.GoodNightPeds.comSEE OUR AD ON PAgE 3, 54

good night pediatrics north scottsdale21807 N Scottsdale Rd, ScottSdale (480) 237-5760 / www.GoodNightPeds.comSEE OUR AD ON PAgE 3, 54

good night pediatrics northwest valley8801 W Union Hills dr, PeoRia (623) 241-9026 / www.GoodNightPeds.comSEE OUR AD ON PAgE 3, 54

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Mendy’s place19829 N 27th ave, PHoeNix(623) 879-5437 / www.jcl.com/MendysPlace

Kids and parents alike prefer Mendy’s Place - the North valley’s only pediatric emergency center. open 24/7, Mendy’s offers expert pediatric emergency care, kid-friendly décor, child-sized medical equipment and all-private exam rooms.

nextcarewww.nextcare.comWalk in to Nextcare Urgent care any day of the week, extended hours, for your injuries, illness or seasonal flu shot. Nextcare Urgent care has numerous locations to serve your immediate medical needs! call 1-800-NextcaRe (639-8227) or visit www.nextcare.com for more information! What Next? NextCare Urgent care . . . not just any urgent care! SEE OUR AD ON thiS PAgE, 1

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hospitals

arizona heart hospital1930 e thomas Rd, PHoeNix (602) 532-1000

arrowhead hospital18701 N 67th ave, GleNdale (623) 561-1000

Banner Baywood Medical center6644 e baywood ave , MeSa(480) 321-2000 / www.bannerhealth.com

Banner Boswell hospital10401 W thunderbird blvd, SUN city(623) 977-7211 / www.bannerhealth.com

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Banner desert Medical center1400 S dobson Rd , MeSa(480) 512-3000 / www.bannerhealth.com

Banner estrella Medical center9201 W thomas Rd, PHoeNix (623) 327-4000 / www.bannerhealth.com

Banner gateway Medical center1900 N Higley Rd, GilbeRt(480) 543-2000 / www.bannerhealth.com

Banner good saMaritanMedical center1111 e Mcdowell Rd, PHoeNix (602) 239-2000 / www.bannerhealth.com

Banner heart hospital6750 e baywood ave , MeSa(480) 854-5000 / www.bannerhealth.com

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Banner thunderBird Medical center5555 W thunderbird Rd , GleNdale(602) 865-5555 / www.bannerhealth.com

cardon children’s Medical center at Banner desert Medical center1400 S dobson Rd, MeSa(480) 512-KIDS (5437) / www.bannerhealth.com

carl t hayden va Medical center650 e indian School Rd, PHoeNix(602) 277-5551

chandler regional hospital (chw)475 S dobson Rd , cHaNdleR(480) 728-3000

John c lincoln hospital-deer valley 19829 N 27th ave, PHoeNix(623) 879-6100

John c lincoln hospital n. Mountain250 e dunlap ave , PHoeNix (602) 943-2381

Maricopa Medical center2601 e Roosevelt St, PHoeNix(602) 344-5011

Maryvale hospital Medical center5102 W campbell ave, PHoeNix(623) 848-5000

Mayo clinic13400 e Shea blvd, ScottSdale(480) 301-8000

Mayo clinic hospital5777 e Mayo blvd, PHoeNix(480) 515-6296

Mercy gilBert Medical center (chw)3555 S val vista dr, GilbeRt(480) 728-8000

Mountain vista Medical center1301 S crismon Rd, MeSa(480) 358-6100

paradise valley hospital3929 e bell Rd, PHoeNix(602) 923-5000

phoenix Baptist hospital & Medical center2000 W bethany Home Rd, PHoeNix(602) 249-0212

phoenix children’s hospital1919 e thomas Rd, PHoeNix(602) 546-1000

phoenix MeMorial hospital1201 S 7th ave, PHoeNix (602) 258-5111

scottsdale healthcare osBorn7400 e osborn Rd, ScottSdale(480) 882-4000 / www.shc.org /SEE OUR AD ON PAgE 5, 52

scottsdale healthcare shea9003 e Shea blvd, ScottSdale(480) 323-3000 / www.shc.org /SEE OUR AD ON PAgE 5, 52

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st Joseph’s hospital & Medical center (chw)350 W thomas Rd, PHoeNix(602) 406-3000 / www.stjosephs-phx.orgSt. Josephs’s children’s Health center cares for children with complex diseases, injuries and conditions. one of the largest providers of pediatric services in arizona, St. Joseph’s offers a full range of care including the eller congenital Heart center, pediatric trauma care, neurological care, a Pediatric intensive care Unit and a Nursery intensive care Unit. SEE OUR AD ON PAgE 53

st luke’s Medical center1800 e van buren St, PHoeNix(602) 251-8100

teMpe st luke’s hospital1500 S Mill ave, teMPe(480) 784-5500

west valley hospital Medical center13677 W Mcdowell Rd , GoodyeaR(623) 882-1500

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Sports Success Rx!Your Child’s Prescription for the Best Experience: How to Maximize Potential AND Minimize PressureBy Paul R. Stricker, MD, FAAPGive your kids the healthiest possible sports experience! Includes age-appropriate skills, overuse injuries, ways to perform better, proper conditioning, effect on young psyches, positive coaching, and more.

Softcover, 218 pages, X-CB0044 $15.95

Heading Home With Your NewbornFrom Birth to RealityBy Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP, and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAPThis award-winning book covers everything you need to know during the first year of your baby’s life: feeding, sleeping, diaper changing, dressing, traveling, health, illness, and so much more. Don’t leave the hospital without it!

Softcover, 306 pages, X-CB0037 $15.95

Parent-Tested,Doctor-Approved Advice

A Parent’s Guide to Childhood ObesityA Road Map to HealthBy the American Academy of PediatricsSandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP, Editor in ChiefWorried about waistlines? Get scientifically based advice on nutrition, fitness, environment, behavior, and more. Contains worksheets,

questionnaires, and other interactive tools to help your child achieve and maintain a healthy weight.Softcover, 256 pages, X-CB0041 $15.95

ADHDA Complete and Authoritative GuideBy the American Academy of PediatricsMichael I. Reiff, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief, with Sherill TippinsWhat are treatment options? How do you work with schools? What does your child’s future hold? Understand and manage this often confounding disease with information on

medication, behavior therapy, adolescent ADHD, and more.Softcover, 354 pages, X-CB0023 $16.95

A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and TeensGiving Your Child Roots and WingsBy Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, with Martha M. JablowBack talk, apathy, chemical use—are they really bad behaviors or unhealthy ways of coping? One of the nation’s foremost experts in

adolescent medicine shows parents how to help kids cope with pressure and bounce back from stress.Softcover, 308 pages, X-CB0043 $15.95

Caring for Your Baby and Young ChildBirth to Age 5By the American Academy of PediatricsSteven P. Shelov, MD, MS, FAAP, Editor in Chief; Robert E. Hannemann, MD, FAAP, Associate Medical EditorThe “instruction manual”

for children! Everything on basic child care is covered in this comprehensive, richly illustrated top seller—nutrition, safety, growth milestones, behavior, discipline, common illnesses, and so much more. Available in English and Spanish!English: Softcover, 752 pages, X-CB0032 $20NEW EDITION! Spanish: Softcover, 720 pages, X-CB0046 $20

The Wonder YearsBy the American Academy of PediatricsTanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAP, Editor in ChiefThe first 5 years of a child’s life are filled with major developmental and behavioral milestones. This book shows parents how to make the most of them

with dependable, authoritative, and up-to-date information on child development.Hardcover, 219 pages, X-CB0047 $19 Softcover, 219 pages, X-CB0050 $15 (available mid-September 2007)

Mommy CallsDr. Tanya Answers Parents’ Top 101 Questions About Babies and ToddlersBy Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAPThe new “must-have” resource for parents of children up to age three!

Small enough to fit in a diaper bag, but big on straight-forward, medically-sound advice delivered in the warm, funny and straightforward style that has made author Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAP, a favorite on NBC’s Today show. Softcover, 178 pages, X-CB0052 $12.95

Food FightsWinning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed With Insight, Humor, and a Bottle of KetchupBy Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP, and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAPRestore “peas and harmony” to the family table with Food Fights! Written by 2 award-winning authors and pediatrician-moms, this new book combines the science

of nutrition with the practical insight of parents who have lived through mealtime melees themselves. Sprinkled with humor throughout, Food Fights offers sumptuous strategies for getting little ones to eat right! Available now through the AAP; available in bookstores nationwide and online beginning in October 2007.Softcover, approximately 250 pages, X-CB0048 $14.95

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