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12 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • April 2024 It's a fact of life. Raising kids involves dealing with sickness from time to time. When a child has a sore throat, earache, fever, cough or other telltale symptom, nothing should get in the way of putting them on the path to healing—especial- ly not the difficulties of getting in the car and driving to a healthcare provider. According to the American Hospital Association, approximately 3.5 million U.S. patients go without care each year because they cannot access transportation to providers. There are many barriers that hinder parents from visiting a doctor before a minor illness becomes worse, like finding childcare for siblings, tak- ing extra time off work and potentially picking up a new illness in the wait- ing room of the doctor's office. DoorStep Urgent Care is an innovative healthcare option that seeks to solve the problem of convenient healthcare for parents and children in Fredericksburg as well as Stafford and Spotsylvania counties. DoorStep is a mobile pediatric clinic that brings its state-of-the-art medical service vehicles to your doorstep to administer best-in- class healthcare to children ages 6 months to 18 years. CARE CARE That Comes to That Comes to YOU YOU WRITTEN BY EMILY FREEHLING Sponsored Material DoorStep Urgent Care Flips the Paradigm on Delivering Pediatric Care DoorStep is a mobile pediatric clinic that brings its state-of-the- art medical service vehicles to your doorstep... " [My daughter] had a doctor's appointment today and [DoorStep] came to our house and gave us a VIP experi- ence. A chauff eur got out (fully dressed [for] the part) and escorted us on and off . The appointment started right at the me I requested, all tests were performed on site, nurses were spectacular, doctor followed up with a video call and medicine was ready for pick up within an hour or so. Love this!!! ...my daughter is try- ing to make up a reason to have them come back." - D. Day