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Gillette Children’s offers a range of virtual appointments depending on your individual care needs.
Virtual care appointments are currently available to new or existing patients. To schedule an appointment, please call our patient appointment line at 651-290-8707 or fill out our appointment request form. Please ask about virtual options when requesting an appointment. If you are a current Gillette patient, many virtual appointments are available to schedule online in the MyGillette patient portal.
Gillette Children’s providers and staff review virtual visit requests to determine if a virtual appointment can meet your child's needs. If your provider recommends an in-person appointment for your upcoming care needs, someone from Gillette Children’s will contact you to discuss the change.
How does a virtual appointment help my family?
Your child’s health is important to us, and providing a way that we can continue caring for your child despite weather difficulties or unforeseen illness is our top priority. With virtual appointments, your child can continue receiving Gillette expert care from the comfort of your home.
Learn how to prepare for your virtual appointment at Gillette.
Our Specialty Services
We offer specialty care that individuals with Down syndrome may need. In addition to extensive medical, surgical, and rehabilitation services.
The genetic counseling program at Gillette Children’s specializes in the latest diagnostic procedures. Our geneticists and genetic counselors collaborate with a wide range of specialists to plan comprehensive care for each patient.
For some children who have growth disorders, our endocrine treatment might involve:
- Addressing vitamin and mineral deficiencies
- Changing medicines
- Improvements in diet and nutrition
- Weight-bearing activities to strengthen bones and improve balance
Our Burnsville Clinic team includes neurologists and neurology nurse practitioners who manage medical treatment of disorders of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves), including epilepsy and seizures.
Our world-renowned specialists design a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan for every child with a neuromuscular disorder. In caring for neuromuscular disorders, Gillette serves children and medically complex adults.
Our Burnsville Clinic offers outpatient (clinic) visits with neurosurgeons and nurse practitioners for patients who have conditions that affect the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves). When indicated, surgical procedures take place at our St. Paul Campus.
We off virtual visits with orthopedic surgeons who specialize in bone and muscle problems that result from cerebral palsy and other complex conditions and injuries. Our large team includes experts who specialize in hand and upper extremity conditions. When needed, surgical procedures take place at our St. Paul Campus.
The Pediatric Expert Consult provides direction for parents or caregivers of children who are unsure of how to best medically help their child. Our Pediatric Expert Consult is a virtual appointment with a Gillette pediatric provider who specializes in complex conditions.
The pediatricians and internal medicine practitioners at Gillette Children’s have deep expertise working with children who have disabilities, and adults who have complex conditions that began in childhood.
Our pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians, who manage care for patients with a wide variety of complex conditions and injuries, including cerebral palsy. We conduct on-site spasticity evaluations and offer treatments such as injections of botulinum toxin.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Adult
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Pediatric
Our physical therapists use various technologies, tests, and techniques to help kids reach new levels of independence and mobility. A physical therapist might also recommend adaptive and mobility equipment, including walkers, standers, and wheelchairs.
We offer virtual visits with sleep medicine specialists who understand the unique needs of people who have disabilities and complex conditions. When indicated, overnight sleep studies take place at our St. Paul Campus.
Care Team
Gillette Children's attracts the nation’s top surgeons and physicians in numerous specialties. In addition, members of our medical staff collaborate with experts in a wide range of fields, including orthotics, prosthetics and seating and rehabilitation therapies.
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