New Patients | Alger Pediatrics

Thank you for considering Alger Pediatrics for your medical home!

Mission of Care Statement:

At Alger Pediatrics, our mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality, and patient-centered care to children and families in our community. We are committed to helping your children thrive by promoting wellness and delivering evidence-based medical care with integrity and respect. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive environment where every patient feels heard, valued, and supported. We understand the best care occurs when our care team’s priorities and values align with your family’s. We ask you to review our office policies below to ensure we can deliver the exceptional care your loved ones deserve. We would be humbled to serve your family and look forward to partnering with you soon.

Immunization/Vaccine Statement:

Our vaccine policy requires a commitment to following the recommended schedule outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics, listed here. See our more detailed policy here.

Antibiotic Statement:

We believe in the judicious use of antibiotics. We follow evidence-based guidelines when considering the use of any antibiotic prescription. We do not routinely prescribe antibiotics over the phone as we do not believe that this results in the best care for our patients.

Insurance Participation:

Please verify that our office participates with your insurance. Our insurance participation is detailed under the Insurance tab at the top of the page (or click here).

First-time Newborns

Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of your new baby, and thank you for considering Alger Pediatrics for your child’s care. If, after reviewing our mission of care statement and policies listed above, you feel that our office would be a good fit for your family, please follow the steps below:

Step One:

Choose a doctor.
Dr. Jared Doezema, Dr. Connor Kriz, Dr. Jayne Rauwerda, Dr. Jeremy Veenema, and Dr. Stephanie Walter are currently accepting first-time newborns.
We ask that you get to know our physicians through their profiles under the “Our Team” tab at the top of the page (or click here).
Dr. Doezema and Dr. Kriz are also available for meet-and-greets; please contact our office to schedule if you are interested in this option.

Step Two:

Let your OB/GYN and the nurse in the delivery room at the hospital know that you’ve chosen Alger Pediatrics, and which doctor you’ll be seeing.

Step Three:

After the baby is born, we’ll get your first appointment scheduled.
Our doctors round at Spectrum Butterworth and Mercy Health St. Mary’s. If you deliver at one of these locations, the hospital will notify our office when the baby is born. One of our physicians will visit you in the hospital the following day and let you know which day they’d like to see you in our office for the first newborn appointment.
If you deliver elsewhere, please call us upon discharge and we will schedule an appointment for you.

Transfer Patients

Thank you for considering Alger Pediatrics for your child’s care. If, after reviewing our mission of care statement and policies listed above, you feel that our office would be a good fit for your family, please follow the steps below:

Step One:

Choose a doctor.
Dr. Jared Doezema and Dr. Connor Kriz are currently accepting transfer patients.
Their profiles are listed under the “Our Team” tab at the top of the page (or click here).
Dr. Doezema and Dr. Kriz are also available for meet-and-greets; please contact our office to schedule if you are interested in this option.

Step Two:

Call our office so we can get some initial information on file.

Step Three:

Have your child’s medical records sent over.
We need the patient’s medical history before we can enter them into our EMR system. Best care is for the physicians to have their full medical record, but we need at minimum their vaccine history.
You may call your previous pediatrician’s office to have these records sent over. If the office requires, we can fax over a records request form.

Step Four:

Once we have received the records, we will register the patients in our EMR system and will then contact you to schedule any necessary appointments.
You will receive a call within two weeks of the records arriving at our office.
Please note: patients must be fully registered before we are able to see them for walk-in hours, scheduled appointments, or vaccine clinics.