Scheduling:
- You will probably have multiple days of appointments that may be spread out across several weeks or longer.
- Visits may last ½ day to a full day with a lunch break.
Locating the clinics:
- Arrive at our clinic about 15 minutes before your appointment.
- Our building is located at 930 20th Street S, Birmingham, AL 35205.
- This is different from our mailing address. There are other buildings on campus with Civitan or Sparks in their name. Please make sure you are going to the correct address.
Parking:
- Parking is in a gated lot next to our building.
- The clinics are wheelchair accessible, but you can call us if you have questions or concerns about accessibility.
- We will give you a code before you leave so you can exit the lot.
During the visit:
- Parents will be interviewed about their concerns and their child’s history and symptoms. doing
- Children will do a variety of activities that may involve playing with toys, answering questions, solving problems, or schoolwork.
- Children may have a physical exam that involves getting their height, weight, head size.
- We encourage families to bring snacks and other things you may need for your child since the visits may be ½ to a full day.
- The brochure “I am going to Sparks” can help prepare you for the visit.
Getting the results:
- You may not get the results when you come for the appointments. We usually schedule a separate visit with one or more of our clinicians to go over the results from all of the appointments in our clinics. This feedback session can be in-person or over telehealth.
- Reports from each visit will be made available in MyChart once they are completed by the provider.
- If you do not have access to MyChart at the time the reports are completed they will be mailed.
- If you are interested in accessing records through MyChart.
After the Visit:
- Use the below release of information form to securely share your or your child's medical records with authorized individuals or organizations.