Services offered
Behavioral health
Mental health counseling, therapy, psychiatric medication management, and crisis support.
Enabling services
Transportation, translation, case management, outreach, and patient navigation.
On-site pharmacy
Discounted prescription fills, often through 340B pricing.
Pediatrics
Well-child visits, immunizations, and pediatric sick care.
Primary care
Routine adult and family medicine, annual exams, chronic disease management.
Substance-use treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, and recovery support for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
Hours
77.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
About Pediatric Convenient Care
Pediatric Convenient Care is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Kathleen, GA. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income, uninsured patients below 200% of the federal poverty line typically pay a nominal fee of $0 to $30 per visit. The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, and uninsured patients.
Community Health Centers like Pediatric Convenient Care play a critical role in serving Black families and other historically underserved populations. They are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services in a single location.
HIV testing + PrEP at Pediatric Convenient Care or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If Pediatric Convenient Care doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across Georgia.
Mental health + behavioral health context
Black adults are about half as likely to receive mental-health treatment as white adults despite similar prevalence rates per SAMHSA, with cost and provider trust as the largest documented barriers. FQHC behavioral-health services like those at Pediatric Convenient Care use sliding-scale fees that make care accessible regardless of insurance status. If you're in crisis, dial or text 988 for the 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Pediatric care for Black families
Black infants in the U.S. have approximately twice the mortality rate of white infants per CDC NVSS data, preterm birth and SIDS are leading drivers. FQHC pediatric services include well-child visits, developmental screening, and Vaccines for Children (VFC) coverage for uninsured kids. Children covered by Medicaid (CHIP in some states) get all VFC vaccines at no cost.
Substance use treatment context
Black overdose deaths rose roughly 40% from 2019 to 2022 per CDC NVSS, the fastest-rising drug-overdose mortality of any U.S. demographic. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, is the evidence-based standard of care. FQHC-based MAT addresses access barriers that disproportionately affect Black patients (DEA-waivered prescribers are more concentrated in low-income areas via FQHCs).
Coverage + benefits in Georgia
Pediatric Convenient Care accepts Georgia Medicaid. FQHC certified application counselors typically cross-enroll Medicaid + WIC + SNAP at the same visit. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What services does Pediatric Convenient Care offer?
Pediatric Convenient Care in Kathleen, Georgia offers Behavioral health, Enabling services, On-site pharmacy, Pediatrics, Primary care, Substance-use treatment.
Does Pediatric Convenient Care accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
Pediatric Convenient Care accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at Pediatric Convenient Care?
77.00 hrs/wk · Unknown
Is Pediatric Convenient Care a federally qualified health center?
Yes. Pediatric Convenient Care is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) funded by HRSA Section 330. FQHCs are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
Where is Pediatric Convenient Care located?
Pediatric Convenient Care is at 1114 GA Highway 96, Ste D3, Kathleen, GA 31047-4104. Phone: 478-910-1090.
Please verify before visiting. Hours, services, and insurance acceptance can change. Call the center directly to confirm they're open and accepting new patients before you go. Data last verified on April 24, 2026.
Pediatric Convenient Care and the sliding-scale alternatives listed below are the right first stop. A same-day telehealth visit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. If nothing nearby can see you soon:
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Where to go next
If Pediatric Convenient Care is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Nearest clinics
- Pediatric Convenient Care Byron, GA · 4.7 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Careconnect Family Practice Byron, GA · 4.8 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Careconnect Convenient Care Byron, GA · 4.8 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Careconnect Convenient Care Perry, GA · 4.9 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- First Choice Emory Hhc Transitional Care Warner Robins, GA · 6.0 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK