Kennebec Pediatrics

We're here to provide expert, compassionate and comprehensive medical care to your child from infancy to young adulthood, and encourage you to actively participate in your children's health care.

At Kennebec Pediatrics, you'll find a team approach, with you and your child at the center. Our medical, nursing and support staff are dedicated to meeting your child's medical needs through respectful and professional care.

If your child needs urgent care and your medical staff person is not available, we will suggest someone else for your visit. We can usually schedule an urgent care appointment the same day.

Our practice provides sports physicals. We also have an office laboratory for basic throat and urine tests. More complex testing is performed at the Alfond Center for Health's lab in Augusta.

General information on appointments, test results, insurance and payment information, referrals and prescriptions are found here.

Medical Staff

• Dianna Baker, MD
• Sarah S. Crowley, MD
• Carrie Frost, MD, MPH
• Laura Lee, DO, MSc
• Matthew Mason, DO
• Haley Pelletier, DO
• Lara M. Walsh, MD
• Kelsey Walton, MD

Hours

• Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. (our phone lines are open at 7:30 a.m. to schedule same-day visits for current patients)
• Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (at Kennebec Pediatrics) by appointment only

New Patients

If you are a new patient transferring to Kennebec Pediatrics or Winthrop Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine please print and complete the following forms:

• New Patient Registration
• New Patient Packet

You can return the completed forms:

• In person at Kennebec Pediatrics, Ballard Center, 6 East Chestnut Street, Suite 310, Augusta;
• Scan and email them to KPMedicalRecordsTeam@Mainegeneral.org, or
• Mail them to: Kennebec Pediatrics, c/o New Patient Records, 6 East Chestnut Street, Suite 310, Augusta, ME 04330

Information on RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild cold symptoms. But RSV can be more serious for those at risk including infants under 6 months and older adults. Like the flu, it’s more prevalent during the fall, winter and early spring.

RSV is transmitted by droplets, so cover your coughs and sneezes, wash your hands, avoid touching your face and clean frequently touched hard surfaces.

Symptoms of RSV usually develop 4-6 days after exposure and include runny nose, coughing, sneezing, fever and/or wheezing. You are usually contagious for 3-8 days and possibly a day or two before your symptoms start.

RSV is so common that almost all children will have had the virus by the time they are two years old. As it’s a virus, there is no medication to fight the infection, and the symptoms will usually resolve in a week or two. It is recommended to treat pain or fever with Tylenol® or Motrin® (if over six months) as needed, push fluids to stay hydrated and call your clinician if you have concerns or if breathing difficulties develop.

Those over age 60 and women 32-36 weeks pregnant during RSV season may qualify for a vaccine which will lower their risk of contracting the virus and reduce the severity of the symptoms. Antibodies are available for infants under eight months born during RSV season, as well as people with chronic lung disease, those who are immunocompromised and certain ethnicities in their second RSV season.

If you have any questions or concerns about RSV or any health issues, please contact your health care clinician.

Quality Data

At MaineGeneral, we believe you should have accurate information to help you choose a health care provider or medical practice based on the quality of care you can expect to receive.

Click the Patient Experience button below for information about our level of care based on medical practice survey responses from patients.

Patient Experience