Home About Us Services Your Visit Our Locations Our Impact Careers EN Pediatrics SWLA Center for Health Services offers compassionate and family-centered pediatric services to treat our patients from birth through adolescence. We encourage our prenatal patients to schedule a “Meet & Greet” with one of our three pediatric Providers. Newborn care Routine check-ups and physical exams Sports physicals Health assessments and screenings diagnostic laboratory tests Immunizations KIDMED is a program of Louisiana Medicaid that provides preventive health care for Medicaid-covered children under the age of 21. The goal of KIDMED is to find and treat health problems early and to ensure that healthy children healthy. KIDMED gives children medical exams including hearing and vision checks after age 4. KIDMED also gives immunizations at the appropriate ages and includes lab tests to look for certain common problems. KIDMED screening became mandatory under Louisiana Medicaid effective June 1, 2003. Services include: Head to toe physical Beginning at age 4, vision ; hearing screening First well baby check at 2 weeks until 17 years &amp; 11 months Immunizations KIDMED is not just a physical exam it is a thorough exam given by qualified staff at SWLA Center for Health Services. The KidMed department of SWLA Center for Health Services is open the same hours of the Center. There is also some evening appointments for those parents who may have difficulty coming in during regular hours. Does my child qualify? To qualify for LaCHIP, your child must meet the following criteria: The child must be under the age of 19. The child may not currently have health insurance. Household income must be below the incomelimits. Click here to see the limits. http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/1371 Contact Us Lake Charles, LA | Oberlin, LA Lafayette, LA | Crowley, LA info@swlahealth.org Connect with us Facebook Instagram SUBSCRIBE Send if you have an emergency call 911 SWLA Center for Health Services sites are Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deemed facilities. SWLA Center for Health Services is a 501 (c)3 non-profit community-based Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering comprehensive medical, dental, mental health, and specialty healthcare services. SWLA is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). Copyright © 2019 SWLA Center for Health Services, all rights reserved. Proudly created by Big Boss Grafx.