Flu Vaccines are Coming Soon!

We expect flu vaccines to arrive in the next few weeks. Please do not call us to schedule. We will send a text message to all families and have online scheduling available as soon as the vaccines are here.

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At Mesquite Pediatrics, we provide the personalized care that we would expect for our own children. We strive to give our patients the attention and respect they deserve, in a warm and welcoming environment.

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We are committed to helping your children reach their highest potential by working with you to promote and maintain your child’s physical and emotional well being from birth through their early 20’s.

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In order to be as accessible as possible to the families in our community, we take most insurances, including select AHCCCS/Medicaid plans.

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Be confident that you are treating your child’s pain or fever with the correct dose of medication. We can guide you on how much to give, based on your child’s weight.

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We Are a Vaccinating Practice

Mesquite Pediatrics requires that all of our patients are immunized according to the current vaccine schedule recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Please do not hesitate to contact our office with questions.

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We do our best to provide you with reliable online resources to guide you in caring for your child. Our Patient Education Library contains over 800 handouts with expert advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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2025 Tucson Lifestyle Regional Top Doctors

2025 Tucson Lifestyle Regional Top Doctors

news • April 29, 2025

Mesquite Pediatrics is proud to acknowledge Dr Jeff Couchman, Dr Nicole Abdy, and Dr Catherine Gioannetti as Tucson Lifestyle Regional Top Doctors for 2025. See their accomplishment on pages 86 and 110 of the April issue of Tucson Lifestyle.

Mesquite Pediatrics Welcomes Catherine Gioannetti

Mesquite Pediatrics Welcomes Catherine Gioannetti

news • April 1, 2025

Mesquite Pediatrics is excited to welcome Catherine Gioannetti to our practice. Dr Gioannetti has 25 years of experience and has been designated an Exceptional Woman in Medicine and Top Doctor by Tucson Lifestyle for more than 5 years.

Welcome to Dr. Gioannetti’s Patients

news • February 27, 2025

If your kids are current patients of Dr. Gioannetti and you would like to follow her to Mesquite Pediatrics, we welcome you!  We look forward to seeing you here at Dr. Gioannetti’s new home starting April 1, 2025.  You can call us any time to schedule an appointment and our staff will walk you through the process of getting established with us.

See our New Patients page to ensure our practice is the best fit for your family, and to begin registration.

Mesquite Pediatrics Statement on Vaccines and the ACIP

blog • June 30, 2025

In this day and age it is hard to know who you should trust with the care of your child. There are a lot of opinions out there on how best to raise your children – family, friends, social media, etc. We are committed to providing high quality, evidence-based medical care to all families based on current guidelines and research. We would like to help you and your family navigate these uncertain and changing times with scientific and fact-based care.

See our statement about vaccines.

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AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has released it's 2025-2026 evidence-based immunization schedule for infants, children and adolescents.

Mesquite Pediatrics trusts these recommendations, which started back in 1930's. The recommendations start with science. The AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases and other leaders worked hard to produce the recommendations for COVID-19, RSV and influenza in time for the fall respiratory virus season, and the AAP Board of Directors reviewed and unanimously approved them.

Here is a link to the guidelines: publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/32835?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=PA_Breaki...

Healthy children article: www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Recommended-Immunization-Sc...

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AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has released its 2025-2026 evidence-based immunization schedule for infants, children and adolescents. Mesquite Pediatrics trusts these recommendations, which started back in 1930s. The recommendations start with science. The AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases and other leaders worked hard to produce the recommendations for COVID-19, RSV and influenza in time for the fall respiratory virus season, and the AAP Board of Directors reviewed and unanimously approved them. Here is a link to the guidelines: https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/32835?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=PA_BreakingNews&utm_campaign=Dr.%20Kressly%20letter%20Aug.%2018%2C%202025?autologincheck=redirected Healthy children article: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Recommended-Immunization-Schedules.aspx Response to RFK Jr: https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/fact-checked/fact-checked-childrens-health-not-financial-incentives-guides-pediatricians-immunization-recommendations/?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=PA%5FBreakingNews&utm_campaign=Dr%2E%20Kressly%20letter%20Aug%2E%2018%2C%202025
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Mesquite will offer Flu and COVID vaccinations once available.

The AAP continues to recommend everyone 6 months and older without medical contradictions get vaccinated with any vaccine appropriate for age and health status.

The 2024-’25 influenza season was a “high-severity season” for people of all ages in terms of outpatient medical visits, hospitalizations and death. It was the first high-severity season since 2017-’18.

As of July 19, the CDC reported 266 influenza-associated pediatric deaths during the 2024-’25 season. It is the highest number of pediatric deaths reported in any non-pandemic influenza season since the condition became reportable in 2004.

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Mesquite will offer Flu and COVID vaccinations once available. The AAP continues to recommend everyone 6 months and older without medical contradictions get vaccinated with any vaccine appropriate for age and health status. The 2024-’25 influenza season was a “high-severity season” for people of all ages in terms of outpatient medical visits, hospitalizations and death. It was the first high-severity season since 2017-’18. As of July 19, the CDC reported 266 influenza-associated pediatric deaths during the 2024-’25 season. It is the highest number of pediatric deaths reported in any non-pandemic influenza season since the condition became reportable in 2004. https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/32712/AAP-releases-2025-26-flu-vaccine-recommendations?searchresult=1?autologincheck=redirected
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