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Wait Times for New Patients

Access to Pediatric Specialists Just Got Easier

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is committed to improving your child's access to our pediatric specialists.

UPMC is committed to excellence — our goal is to provide new patients with first-time appointments within three days of a request. In fact, we’re so committed to this mission that we routinely monitor our progress by performing “mystery shopper” surveys throughout the hospital.

Online Appointment Request

For the convenience of our parents and guardians, online appointment request is available for several of Children's divisions, including Rheumatology; Ear, Nose, and Throat; Neurology; Medical Genetics; Heart Center; Infectious Disease; Diagnostic Referral; Nephrology; Surgical Services; Gastroenterology/ Hematology/Oncology; and Child Advocacy. Please check back — additional services are being added regularly. Access our online appointment request form.

Average Appointment Wait for New Patients

See for yourself how we’re doing. Below is a selection of the average wait times for first-available appointments for patients for select services at Children’s. We’re proud of our progress, and we continue working to do even better. We update our progress periodically to better serve you and the medical needs of your child.

Department	Average number of days for new patient appointments
Adolescent Medicine	2 days
Allergy & Immunology	1 day
Cardiology	2 days
Child Development Unit	2 days
Diagnostic Referral Center	1 day
Endocrinology	2 days
Gastroenterology	1 day
General Academic Pediatrics	1 day
Genetics	1 day
Hematology-Oncology	2 days
Infectious Disease	1 day
Nephrology	2 days
Neurological Surgery	1 day
Neurology	2 days
Ophthalmology	2 days
Orthopaedics	1 day
Otolaryngology (ENT)	1 day
Pulmonology	1 day
Rheumatology	1 day
Pediatric Surgery	1 day
Urology	2 days
Weight Management	1 day
	Last updated 12/28/11