WHAT
IS THE PROCEDURE HERE AT MACCHE?
Phone calls are received on the Mid-Atlantic Center
for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE) line
-- (202) 994-1166 OR Toll free 1-866-MACCHE1 (622-2431).
All information is recorded on a form that is kept
confidential. The information from completed calls is
then forwarded to the investigators, who follow up with
necessary assessments, referrals and recommendations.
Patients needing to be seen in clinic are directed to
schedule appointments by the evaluating physician-investigator.
For problems that don't require physician evaluation
but can be address through brochures, fact sheets or
other written material, the Center will forward the
appropriate materials on request.
Please note that we do not respond to acute medical
emergencies. In the event of any acute medical emergencies,
call your poison control center at 1-800-222-1222 or
your local 911 system.
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