Welcome to Childhood Health Associates of Salem, where we care for your children as if they were our own.

The pandemic is over, but infection control is still a priority. At this time, we are back to having patients check in at our reception desk just as we did pre-pandemic. While masks are no longer required in Oregon health care settings, we request that anyone coming into our office who has symptoms of possible COVID (cough, fever) wear a mask (except for infants and toddlers). We continue to sanitize patient rooms in between each visit and sanitize high touch areas on a regular schedule throughout the day. Special arrangements to minimize waiting-room time for medically fragile children can be made in advance.


Who are we at Childhood Health?

Childhood Health Associates of Salem, which we affectionately call “CHAOS”, was established in 1977 as an independently owned one-doctor pediatric practice. Over the years we’ve grown, moved to a new building in 2006, and added a number of comprehensive services. Today we are a group of pediatric medical and behavioral health professionals (and stellar support staff!) who believe that all children deserve quality preventive care, behavior health management, and chronic disease management. Pediatric care (for both special-needs patients and more typical kids) is our passion, and we look forward to seeing our young patients grow up happy and healthy!

Our services include:

  • Flu Vaccines are Here!

    We now have flu vaccines for all ages and insurance types. Call us to schedule your child’s flu vaccine. You may also request the vaccine at any other visit with us, and we can usually add siblings to the schedule just for the flu shot. We are NOT offering the Flu-Mist nasal flu vaccine this…

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Join the Childhood Health family!

We would love to welcome you!

Welcome to Childhood Health Associates of Salem, or as we like to say, “CHAOS!” We are here to help you get started whether you are the parent of a newborn, just learning the ropes, or you are a young adult beginning to take charge of your own healthcare decisions.  As always, we are here to help by phone, too. Just call 503-364-2181 to speak to one of our friendly and knowledgeable staff members.

Interested in using the Patient Portal?

Call and ask our staff, or come in to the office, and we will get you set up with the newest version. With it you will be able to request an appointment, send a message to your child’s provider, access chart information such as vaccine records, and pay your bill online.

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program is part of
Oregon’s efforts to fulfill a vision for better health, better care
and lower costs for all Oregonians

Childhood Health Associates of Salem Notice Informing Individuals About Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements and Nondiscrimination Statement:

Discrimination is Against the Law

Childhood Health Associates of Salem complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2)) (or sex, including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes).  Childhood Health Associates of Salem does not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

  Childhood Health Associates of Salem:

  • Provides people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:
  • Qualified sign language interpreters
  • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
  • Provides free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
  • Qualified interpreters
  • Information written in other languages.

  If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact Mary Kay Gorny as their Civil Rights Coordinator.

If you believe that Childhood Health Associates of Salem has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Mary Kay Gorny as their Civil Rights Coordinator, 891 23rd Street NE Salem, OR 97301, Telephone 503-364-2181 or Fax 503-364-0364. You can file a grievance in person, by mail, or by fax. If you need help filing a grievance, Mary Kay Gorny as their Civil Rights Coordinator is available to help you. 

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C. 20201 

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html