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Clinic Type

Adolescent Medicine

Address

970 Farmington Ave, Suite 201 West Hartford, CT 06107

Phone

(860) 561-4300

Email

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Opening Hours

Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (closed for lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Emergency Care

911 for life-threatening emergencies; on-call physician via office contact; pediatric nurse triage service for overnight calls

Services Offered

  • Physicals
  • Care for Children with Special Health Needs
  • Acute and Chronic Illness
  • Behavioral Issues
  • In-Office Tests and Screenings
  • rapid flu tests
  • rapid COVID tests
  • rapid RSV tests
  • urgent care/triage guidance
  • pediatric nurse triage service
  • office visits
  • well child visits
  • immunizations
  • routine pediatrics
  • adolescent medicine

Team

  • Vanessa C. Pacholski — PA-C

Insurance & Payment

  • most insurance plans
  • Most insurance plans (participates in most insurance plans)

Participation in most insurance plans; copays/deductibles applied at time of visit; availability and specifics depend on policy; please check with policy carrier for in-network status.

Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express), Health Savings Account (HSA) cards, Cash

Languages Spoken

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Pricing

  • Payment is due when services are rendered. Insurance processing follows carrier requirements.

FAQs

What are your office hours?

Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Closed for lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • Yelp: 4 out of 5 stars (5 reviews (Yelp/MapQuest))
  • Facebook: 98% recommend (18 reviews)

Patients praise

  • Warm, kind, and caring bedside manner of doctors (specifically Dr. DiStefano)
  • High quality of medical care provided by doctors and APRNs
  • Excellent and professional nursing/triage staff
  • Kid-friendly office environment (aquarium, play table)

Common complaints

  • Fees charged for filling out forms
  • Limitations on accepting new patients (newborns only)

"Dr. DiStefano is so warm and fuzzy with children, while giving parents the availability to ask all the questions they want."

— Yelp/MapQuest review by Darya S. (March 2025)

"I'm not a fan of their $10 per form they [charge]."

— Yelp review

"The nurses who triage are awesome!!! Especially Kathy. I highly recommend them."

— Yelp review by Kasia D. (July 2021)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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