FLORIDA'S ONLY JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED URGENT CARE
FLORIDA'S ONLY JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED URGENT CARE · ONE OF JUST 8 NATIONWIDE
FLORIDA'S ONLY JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED URGENT CARE
FLORIDA'S ONLY JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED URGENT CARE · ONE OF JUST 8 NATIONWIDE
Board-certified physicians see children of all ages seven days a week. Walk in for fevers, ear infections, sore throats, rashes, minor injuries, and more.
Joint Commission accredited. Physician on shift every day. Most insurance accepted.
Yes. TrufaMED sees children seven days a week, no appointment needed. A board-certified physician — not a mid-level — examines every child. Typical visit runs 30 to 60 minutes depending on what is needed: exam, rapid testing, imaging, or a short treatment.
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For fever, ear pain, sore throat, cough, rash, stomach bug, or a minor injury, urgent care is the right level of care. Our Surfside clinic runs rapid flu, strep, and RSV tests on-site, has digital X-ray when a limp or fall warrants it, and is equipped to start IV fluids for a child who cannot keep anything down. Children under three months with any concerning symptom are evaluated urgently and referred to pediatric emergency care when age and severity warrant.
Pediatric urgent care handles the everyday medical events of childhood: infections, minor injuries, rashes, and sudden illness. The list below represents the great majority of what we see during a week in clinic.
Every visit includes a full set of vitals, a head-to-toe exam appropriate to the complaint, and a written plan parents take home. When the diagnosis is not clear from exam alone, we use on-site rapid tests — strep, flu A/B, RSV, COVID, urinalysis, pregnancy, rapid glucose — so that treatment decisions are made the same visit, not after a follow-up lab draw.
For conditions outside urgent care’s scope — chronic specialty follow-up, complex cardiac or neurologic workup, mental health crisis — we coordinate appropriate referrals and make sure parents know the next step before leaving the clinic.
Children are not small adults. Their exams, their reassurance, and their dosing all work differently. At TrufaMED, every child is seen by a physician — not a mid-level — in an exam room set up for family visits.
Every child at TrufaMED is evaluated by a board-certified MD. Pediatric exams reward experience: a three-year-old with fever behaves differently than a thirteen-year-old with the same number on the thermometer, and the history-taking is different again. Dr. Uri Gedalia and Dr. Shane D. Naidoo lead the clinical team, and a physician is on-site every day we are open.
Our exam rooms are set up for families to sit together. Parents stay with their child through the entire visit, including any imaging or procedures where the child is more comfortable with a parent present. When we need to examine a particularly anxious young child, we start with a chair exam in a parent’s lap — which gets us most of what we need without a fight.
Every visit ends with a written plan: what the diagnosis is, what to watch for, what medication to give and how, when to come back, and when to go to the ER. Most parents walk out knowing more about the condition than they did when they walked in. That is the point.
A garden-variety ear infection in a two-year-old needs an exam, a careful look in both ears, and a prescription if indicated. A fever in a six-week-old needs a different workup entirely. We scale the evaluation to the problem — nothing less, nothing more. We will not run tests to look busy, and we will not skip the right test to move faster.
Pediatric Care At-a-Glance
The single biggest friction point for pediatric urgent care is running out of capability mid-visit. TrufaMED is set up so that the exam, the test, the image, and the treatment all happen in the same visit, without a second trip.
Throat swab or nasal swab, results in 10 to 15 minutes. We treat the right bug the first visit, not after a return trip for lab results.
Pneumatic otoscopy — the standard of care for diagnosing otitis media — not just a quick look. We distinguish real infection from red ear from a crying child.
For the limping toddler, the arm that will not bear weight, or the ankle after a fall. Imaging, read and reported the same visit by our on-site X-ray service.
When a child with stomach flu cannot keep anything down, IV fluids plus ondansetron break the cycle. Full context on our dehydration IV service.
Skin adhesive for most facial and scalp lacerations, sutures or staples when depth or location warrants. We numb first, always, so the repair is not traumatic.
Albuterol nebulizer for a wheezing child with a known asthma history or viral flare, with physician reassessment before discharge to confirm response.
Age is one of the most important variables in pediatric urgent care. A fever in a six-week-old is not the same problem as a fever in a six-year-old. Our approach changes with the child.
| Age Group | How We Evaluate | Typical Disposition |
|---|---|---|
| Infant <3 months | Low threshold for workup — very young infants have immature immune response. Fever, lethargy, poor feeding, or fewer wet diapers all warrant urgent evaluation. | Frequently referred to pediatric emergency care for full sepsis workup when findings warrant. We do not wait. |
| Infant 3 to 12 months | Full vitals including rectal or axillary temperature, detailed feeding and urine output history, full exam including fontanelle, ears, throat, lungs, abdomen, skin. | Most visits resolve in clinic with clear disposition. Escalate to ER for signs of sepsis, dehydration unresponsive to IV fluids, or respiratory distress. |
| Toddler 1 to 4 years | Family-friendly exam, often starting in parent’s lap. We use distraction, we narrate what we are doing, and we let the child handle the stethoscope before we use it on them. | Most urgent care conditions manageable in clinic. Return precautions written plainly. |
| School-age 5 to 12 | Direct exam, history from both child and parent. Pain scoring, functional status (can they walk, eat, sleep), and school absence history all inform treatment. | Most conditions manageable in clinic. School notes provided same visit. |
| Adolescent 13 and up | Confidential history portion when age-appropriate, direct exam, adult-style communication with both teen and parent involved at appropriate levels. | Similar to adult urgent care. Sports physicals performed in clinic for students. |
A common question: when is my child too young for urgent care? The honest answer: any child can be seen, and we make the call on whether urgent care is the right level of care based on what we find. For infants under three months, the bar for escalation to pediatric emergency is intentionally low — not because we cannot evaluate them, but because the workup for a sick very young infant includes things (blood cultures, lumbar puncture when indicated, hospital admission) that belong in a pediatric ER.
Every pediatric visit at TrufaMED includes a written school or daycare note. Parents should never have to come back just for paperwork. Our notes reflect the diagnosis, the return-to-school date, and any activity restrictions.
A proper school note covers three things the school needs: the date of evaluation, the diagnosis or symptom that kept the child home, and the return date with any restrictions. We write these same-day at check-out. If activity is restricted — no PE, no recess contact sports, no swimming — the note says so.
Children with confirmed strep throat are contagious until 24 hours of appropriate antibiotic therapy and fever-free. In practice that means most kids diagnosed in the afternoon can return to school on the second morning after diagnosis. Our note reflects that timeline.
Influenza requires fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducers. RSV, stomach flu, and other viral illness use similar criteria — symptoms improving and fever-free before rejoining a classroom.
After minor injuries or illness, we clear for sports participation when the child is symptom-free and can demonstrate full range of motion or endurance as appropriate. See also our sports physicals page for annual pre-participation exams.
Return-to-School Quick Reference
Most Florida schools require an annual pre-participation sports physical (PPE) on a standardized state form. TrufaMED completes them in about 20 minutes, walk-in, seven days a week.
The sports physical is structured: detailed history (personal and family cardiac history, prior injuries, concussion history, medications), vitals, vision check, musculoskeletal exam, and cardiovascular exam. If the history or exam raises a red flag (exertional syncope, chest pain with exercise, family history of sudden cardiac death under 50), we hold clearance and coordinate further cardiac evaluation before signing.
Bring the school-issued form. We complete it, sign it, stamp it, and hand it back same visit. Cost for self-pay sports physicals is transparent at check-in. Insurance-covered for most plans under preventive pediatric services. Full details on our dedicated sports physicals page.
Most pediatric illness is urgent-care level. Some is not. The situations below move a child from our clinic to a pediatric emergency department without delay.
Go to the ER or call 911 if a child has:
If you are unsure, come in. We triage on arrival. Children who need ER-level care are stabilized here — oxygen, IV access, initial medications — while transport is arranged. The cost of a same-day physician evaluation is worth it when the alternative is missing an emergency.
Pediatric urgent care in South Florida ranges from big-box chains with rotating staff to boutique private clinics with limited hours. TrufaMED is the Surfside answer to both — physician-led, seven days a week, open late.
01 · Accreditation
Florida’s Only JC-Accredited Urgent Care
Joint Commission accreditation — the same body that accredits hospitals — audits our sterile technique, medication safety, infection control, and clinical protocols every three years.
02 · Physicians
Every Visit Includes an MD
Every child is evaluated by a board-certified physician. Led by Dr. Uri Gedalia (Chief Medical Officer) and Dr. Shane D. Naidoo (Medical Director, Emergency Medicine). Meet them on our staff page.
03 · Hours
Open Late, Seven Days a Week
Monday through Friday 9 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 11 AM to 11 PM, Sunday 12 PM to 8 PM. We are open when your pediatrician’s office is closed — evenings, weekends, and after school-pickup hours.
04 · On-Site Capabilities
Tests, Imaging, IV All In One Visit
Rapid strep, flu, RSV, COVID, urinalysis, digital X-ray, IV fluids, nebulizer — done here, same visit. See our on-site lab and X-ray services.
05 · Family Experience
Calm, Private, Parents Included
Private exam rooms sized for a family. Parents stay with children through the entire visit, including imaging and procedures. No crowded waiting rooms, no rotating triage stations.
06 · Insurance & Self-Pay
Most Plans Accepted, Transparent Self-Pay
We accept most major insurance plans: Aetna, Cigna, UHC, Humana, Oscar*, Medicare. Transparent self-pay rates quoted up front for families without insurance or visiting from out of state.
The questions parents ask us most often about bringing a sick child in.
TrufaMED is at 9445 Harding Ave in Surfside — minutes from Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles, and Aventura. Walk in with your child without an appointment seven days a week.
9445 Harding Ave, Surfside, FL 33154 · Contact our team · Walk-in only — no appointment needed.
Monday – Friday
9 AM – 9 PM
Saturday
11 AM – 11 PM
Sunday
12 PM – 8 PM
TrufaMED is Florida’s only Joint Commission-accredited urgent care. In addition to pediatric urgent care, we handle the full urgent care spectrum for adults and kids including stomach flu, influenza, sore throat, ear infections, dehydration IV, and insect bites and stings. Most insurance accepted. Self-pay patients welcome.
Pediatric urgent care at TrufaMED — physician exam, on-site testing, imaging when needed — is covered by most major plans as a standard urgent care visit.
Physician-led pediatric urgent care, seven days a week. No appointment needed. Most insurance accepted.
Medical Disclaimer: Content on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Pediatric illness and injury severity vary by individual, and proper treatment requires an in-person physician evaluation. For any fever in an infant under three months, altered mental status, respiratory distress, seizure, major head injury, or suspected poisoning, call 911 or go to the nearest pediatric emergency department immediately. TrufaMED Urgent Care & Concierge Medicine — 9445 Harding Ave, Surfside, FL 33154 — (305) 537-6396. Joint Commission accredited.
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Learn About Concierge Medicine →TrufaMED Urgent Care is located at 9445 Harding Ave, Surfside, FL 33154, at the corner of Harding Avenue and 95th Street. We are just 2 minutes from Bal Harbour Shops, steps from the Surfside Community Center, and easily accessible via Collins Avenue from Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, and Sunny Isles Beach.
Guests at nearby hotels including the Four Seasons Surf Club, The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, and the Faena Hotel Miami Beach are just minutes away. We also serve patients from Aventura, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek, and North Miami Beach.
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