The Hirsch Pediatrics After-Hours Resources…

If you have a life-threatening emergency, please dial 911 or proceed immediately to the nearest emergency room.  The emergency room will contact Dr. Hirsch after you arrive. 

For other urgent but non-life threatening medical questions that arise after-hours or when the office is closed for lunch, please call the main office number for instructions on how to contact Dr. Hirsch directly. In the unlikely event that 20 - 30 minutes have elapsed and you have not received a response, please call back to have Dr. Hirsch paged again. 

Please be advised that although Dr. Hirsch is always available to his current patients for after-hours emergencies, he is unable to manage or treat the parents of patients as well as children who are patients of other pediatric practices.

For non-emergent questions or concerns, you may leave an after-hours phone message or send an e-mail that will be responded to the next business day. Messages expressing more urgent needs will be responded to first, thus allowing your child to be seen at one of the earliest morning appointments. Also, messages left during the lunch hour will be returned when the office reopens after lunch. 

If your child has an emergency after office hours and we feel it would be unsafe to wait until the next business day for an office visit, we will refer you to a local urgent care center or emergency room.

Below, please find the hours and contact information for the most commonly used urgent care center and emergency rooms.

Righttime Care Center - Gaithersburg in Muddy Branch Square Shopping Center
         (Located 2.5 miles (5 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics

Righttime Care Center - Rockville Pike
          (Located 6 miles (11 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics

**You must call Righttime Care Center at 888-808-6483 ahead of time to schedule
an appointment—they are no longer accepting walk-in appointments. You may call
as early as 8 am to schedule an appointment.**

Righttime Care Center is usually less expensive and faster than hospital emergency rooms and will also see adults. They are well suited to handle most non-life threatening situations and are ideal for situations like ear infections, sore throats, rashes, and fever in children over 2 months of age.

Note: I would recommend a hospital emergency room for more involved problems, including fever in children less than 2 months of age, difficulty breathing, and loss-of-consciousness.

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (SGAH) Emergency Room

* Located 1 mile (under 5 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

SGAH has a full service separate pediatric emergency room staffed by pediatricians.  If your child needs to be admitted to the hospital, SGAH has a dedicated pediatric department and pediatric intensive care unit.

Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center at Germantown

* Located across from the Germantown Town Center, 8 miles (about 10 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

The Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center at Germantown is a free-standing emergency room.  Unlike the main ER attached to SGAH, the Germantown location does not offer a separate pediatric emergency room or inpatient services. However, it is well suited to most after-hours pediatric needs.

Suburban Hospital Emergency Room

* Located 9.5 miles (about 15 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

Suburban Hospital has a separate, small, full service pediatric emergency room that is staffed by pediatricians. If your child needs to be admitted to the hospital, Suburban Hospital has a small pediatric department located within the emergency room.

Montgomery General Hospital Emergency Room

* Located 10.5 miles (about 24 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

Montgomery General Hospital has a separate, small, full service pediatric emergency room that is staffed by pediatricians. If your child needs to be admitted to the hospital, Montgomery General Hospital has a small pediatric department located within the emergency room.

Holy Cross Hospital (HCH) Emergency Room

* Located 13.3 miles (about 18 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

HCH has a separate full service pediatric emergency room that is staffed by pediatricians. If your child needs to be admitted to the hospital, HCH has a dedicated pediatric department.

Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) Emergency Room

* Located 18.1 miles (about 35 minutes without traffic) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

CNMC is one of the leading children’s hospitals in the country. With the availability of experts in virtually every pediatric subspecialty, CNMC is well-suited to handle the most complex and unusual conditions.