Navigating WPMC pediatric appointments Published Jan. 15, 2007 By Dr. (Col.) Mygleetus Wright Pediatric clinic flight commander WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- The Wright-Patterson Medical Center Pediatric Clinic, located in Bldg. 830, Area C, provides comprehensive health, preventative, primary and specialty pediatric care for Tricare Prime enrollees up to and including 17 years of age. All pediatric services are offered during normal duty hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. A Saturday extension clinic is open 8 a.m. to noon for Tricare Prime pediatric acute patients -- children or adolescents who are ill. The clinic is closed Sundays and federal holidays. The easiest way to book an appointment during normal duty hours is to call Tricare at 522-2778 or visit the user-friendly Tricare Web site -- 24 hours a day/seven days a week -- at http://www.tricareonline.com to book an appointment. If at any time during normal duty hours you are unsure whether you should bring your child into the clinic and require medical advice, contact the pediatric advice nurse at 257-6991, option 6. The advice nurse will book the appointment for you if he or she feels that your child should be seen at the clinic. If you have any questions for your pediatric provider after normal duty hours, page the provider on call at (877) 667-5573. If it is a condition that requires immediate emergency care, call 9-1-1 for any life-threatening emergencies. To contact any department in the pediatric clinic, call 257-6991. When the pediatric clinic phone greeting begins, listen for the appropriate phone options: Option 1: Schedule an appointment during normal duty hours Option 2: Referral center Option 4: Lactation consultant Option 5: Pediatric specialty clinics Option 6: Advice nurse Option 7: Leave a message for your provider/doctor.