Grand Rapids Allergy

❤🤍💙𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟚𝕟𝕕, 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕪. 💙🤍❤

ℝ𝕖𝕘𝕦𝕝𝕒𝕣 𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖 𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟛𝕣𝕕!

It's that time of year!

Top Docs Contest 🏥- NOW OPEN THRU 9/25

Vote for your fav local doctors, midwives, dentists, eye doctors, & mental health professionals YOU trust! (Hopefully it's us!)

⬇️ Click link to vote for your Drs Gell, Schafer or Uekert in Grand Rapids Kids Top Docs contest!
https://grkids.com/vote-for-favorite-grand-rapids-family.../

BONUS: By voting, you'll be entered for a chance to win a $300 gift card to Bricks & Minifigs Grand Rapids‼️

Summer is coming to an end, which means the start of school is just around the corner! 🚌📒✏️💻

If you are a teacher school nurse, school administrator, coach or food service staff - are you prepared for your food allergic students?

FARE has got your back with a special webinar that will help provide guidance on how to create a safer, more inclusive school year for all students with food allergies. They will cover food allergy recognition and treatment, management and prevention plans, and safe practices for in-school dining and nutrition.

Click the link below to register - it's FREE!!! 👇

WEBINAR: School’s Back in Session: Food Allergy Guidance for School Staff and Families Best practices on how families and school staff can create a safer, more inclusive school year for students with food allergies.

𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕕 | 𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟚𝟙

Friendly reminder that the office is CLOSED today for a computer software upgrade. You may use your Secure Patient Portal if you have a question for staff or to submit a prescription refill request. Normal office hours will resume Monday, June 24th.

‼️ＦＲＩＥＮＤＬＹ ＲＥＭＩＮＤＥＲ‼️

📞Our phone system is changing TODAY June 20th at 1pm. Please bear with us if you have trouble getting through to staff.

🖥Our office will be CLOSED tomorrow, June 21st for a computer system upgrade!

**𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨!

𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝑹𝑨! 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 | On 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 the office will transition to a new phone system. Your grace is appreciated if you have trouble getting through to staff and we ask that you listen carefully to the prompts before you make your selection.

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙐𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 | On 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 the office will be 𝑪𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑫 for a computer software upgrade. Staff will be unavailable via phone and normal office hours will resume 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵.

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨!

𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝑹𝑨! 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 | On 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 the office will transition to a new phone system. Your grace is appreciated if you have trouble getting through to staff and we ask that you listen carefully to the prompts before you make your selection.

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙐𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 | On 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 the office will be 𝑪𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑫 for a computer software upgrade. Staff will be unavailable via phone and normal office hours will resume 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵.

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨!

Were you recently in our office and may have lost something precious? 💁

If this sounds like you, please contact our office and describe the item to a team member to have it returned 🔎

🚨𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕪🚨

Please note that our office will be closing at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31st, 2024 for a computer equipment upgrade.

Our staff will be unavailable via phone, however you may use your Secure Patient Portal to send a message or submit prescription refill requests.

Normal office hours will resume Monday, June 3rd and staff will resume processing these requests at that time.

Thank you for your understanding and choosing Grand Rapids Allergy! 🩵

❤️A friendly reminder that the office will be closed Monday, May 27th in honor of Memorial Day.

🤍Normal hours will resume Tuesday, May 28th.

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𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌?

We've been spoiling our nurses all week because 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭! This ship doesn't run with out them and we are so grateful for your all 🩵

Dr. Uekert talks with WOOD TV8 on food allergy and Xolair!

FDA approves asthma drug for treating food allergies A drug newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the risk of allergic reactions from food could bring relief to millions across the nation.

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚, 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓🐇🪻🥚

🚨IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR GRA PATIENTS 🚨

Please note a change to phone access 📞

Beginning today 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 26, 2024, office staff will be unavailable for phone calls between noon and 1 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

Communication about your care is important to us. If you are unable to reach a member of our team during normal phone hours, please feel free to utilize your secure patient portal. 📨

As always, for matters requiring immediate attention, please contact 911 or seek care at an urgent care facility or emergency department.

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆🩺👩‍🔬

"National Women Physicians Day serves as a reminder of the significant impact that female doctors have on advancing health care and enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities." ~ AMA

Shout out to our very own Drs Gell, Schafer, and Uekert, on a day where we celebrate the women who heal us. Your dedication to your patients along with bringing allergy, asthma & food allergy awareness to our community is unmatched!

THANK YOU is not enough to salute you 👏👏👏

📣FRIENDLY REMINDER📣

Our office will be CLOSED, tomorrow January 19th, for the morning while our staff is engaged in their annual training!

Scheduling, Patient Accounts and clinical staff will be available by phone beginning at 1pm.

Please note that our office will be closed for the morning of Friday, January 19th 2024 as staff will be engaged in their annual training.

Scheduling, Patient Accounts, and Clinical staff will be available by phone starting at 1 PM.

Please note that our office will be closed for the morning of Friday, January 19th 2024 as staff will be engaged in their annual training.

Scheduling, Patient Accounts, and Clinical staff will be available by phone starting at 1 PM.

‼️ INCLIMENT WEATHER ON THE WAY ‼️

The safety of our patients and staff at Grand Rapids Allergy is of the utmost importance to us.

At this time we plan to open the office per normal hours tomorrow, January 12th. In the event that conditions become unsafe for our patients or staff to travel at any time, we may make the decision to close the office.

Please plan accordingly and stay tuned to our page for further updates.

Stay safe and warm out there 🧤

𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓾𝓼 𝓪𝓽 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓡𝓪𝓹𝓲𝓭𝓼 𝓐𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻𝓰𝔂.....

🦃ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜𝕤𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘🦃

We are THANKFUL for YOU!

Friendly reminder that our office is CLOSED today and tomorrow in observance of the holiday.

Gobble, gobble🥧

🥫𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝘿𝙍𝙄𝙑𝙀🥫

Join us in helping those in need this Holiday season. Grand Rapids Allergy is hosting a FOOD DRIVE and needs your non-perishable items & toiletries! All donations stay local, benefiting Feeding America West Michigan.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: NOW - December 20th

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 970 Parchment Dr SE, Grand Rapids, Mi 49546

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲: Non-perishable items & toiletries. Such as, peanut butter, canned soup, canned fruit, canned fish/chicken, beans, pasta & rice.

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: Visit our office and find the Christmas tree in the lobby to drop off your donation. Then visit the desk, fill out an entry for a gift card raffle once the drive is over!

Out with the SPOOKY season and in with the HOLIDAY season! Please note our holiday hours below.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝑪𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑫 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔:

✨Thursday, November 23 & Friday, November 24
✨Monday, December 25 & Tuesday, December 26
✨Monday, January 1st

𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔:

🦃Mon. November 20th, Tue November 22nd, & Weds November 23rd
🎄Weds. December 27th and Thurs. December 28th

Please be sure to plan accordingly.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

𝕀𝕥'𝕤 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 ℂ𝕒𝕥 𝔻𝕒𝕪!

We want to see your furry feline friends! Drop a photo and introduce them in the comments below 👇

🎃𝙂𝙍𝘼 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩!🎃

Every year, millions of children look forward to Halloween, planning their costumes and anticipating loads of candy. But kids with food allergies (and their parents) must approach Halloween with caution.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is a simple way to make trick-or-treating safer and more inclusive for the one in 13 children living with food allergies, and many others impacted by intolerances and other conditions.

Swipe through to learn more about how you can participate in The and visit the link in comments to register on the map!👉

Did you know that we offer virtual visits for Established Patients?!

Connect with a Grand Rapids Allergy provider - anytime, anywhere - using your smartphone, tablet or PC. You can have a live and secure visit without leaving the comfort of your home or taking time off work.

Read more about Telemedicine Appointments on our website, or contact a member of our team to find out if it's an option for you!

𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩?

Participating is as simple as have non-food "treats" available to trick or treaters on Halloween or displaying a teal pumpkin to show your support!

Learn more in the post below or follow the link in the comments 👇

💊𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆💊

On this day in 1928, Alexender Fleming discovered penicillin.

National Penicillin Allergy Day is recognized annually to raise awareness around the impact of carrying a penicillin allergy label and how it may affect a patient’s healthcare. It focuses on the importance of knowing a patient’s true allergy history while offering tools, activities, and ideas to help create penicillin allergy awareness throughout healthcare offices, facilities, and communities.

Are you allergic to penicillin? Contact our office for an evaluation to find out!

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞!

Voting for your "Top Docs" ends September 28th 😃

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𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 ℂ𝕃𝕆𝕊𝔼𝔻 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟜 𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕪. ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕕!

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧!

Drs Gell, Schafer and Uekert are once again nominated for Grand Rapids Kids Top Doc contest! Voting is open through September 28, so be sure to cast your vote your favorite GRA physician.

Team GRA thanks YOU for choosing us for your allergy care!

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Happy National Dog Day! 🐶

We wanna see your pups! Drop an image and introduce them below 👇