Allied Physicians Group to open new pediatric urgent care centers in Medford, Franklin Square

Two new urgent care centers dedicated to offering parents access to after-hours pediatrics care are celebrating their grand openings this week, according to the physicians group behind the new facilities.

Melville-based Allied Physicians Group, an independently operated network of pediatricians in the metro area, has opened its first urgent care centers in Medford and Franklin Square. The network of 150 clinicians said the new centers, called Allied Pediatric Urgent Care, will operate out of existing pediatric offices and offer care for children and young adults from 5 p.m. to midnight, and on weekends, without an appointment.

Allied has 36 pediatric offices across Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties, according to the doctor network’s website. Most of its locations, 23, are in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

"We’re bringing urgent care directly into established Allied general pediatrics offices, places that are already familiar and trusted by families," Dr. Shannon O'Malley, who is overseeing the two pediatric urgent care centers, said in a statement. The centers will make "that care available when families often need it most: nights and weekends, when their pediatrician’s office may be closed."

The two new centers, at 2799 Rte. 112, Suite 11 in Medford, and 380 Dogwood Ave. in Franklin Square, will hold ribbon-cutting ceremonies Monday and Thursday evening, respectively. 

The new centers are the first steps of an expansion, with ones planned for Staten Island and Riverhead in the coming months, Allied officials said.