The Hirsch Pediatrics After-Hours Resources…

For emergent 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 morning of 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 at 2:00 PM. 

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.

Nighttime Care Center (formerly known as Nighttime Pediatrics)

* Located 6 miles (11 minutes) from Hirsch Pediatrics.

Please note limited hours (open 365 days per year):

Nighttime 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.

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.