Flu Vaccines PLUS Welcome, Dr. Oesterle!

Flu vaccines (injectable and nasal) are here for all patients and COVID vaccines are here for privately insured patients. See the "Services" page for details.
Also, We are excited to welcome Dr. Colette Oesterle, who will be joining us at the end of September. Learn more about her on the "Our Practice" page.

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Dr. Jeff Couchman, Dr. Nicole Abdy, Dr. Joshua Yell, and Dr. Catherine Gioannetti

Mesquite Pediatrics provides high-quality, personalized care for infants, children, teens, and young adults in Tucson AZ.

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We Treat Our Patients Like Family

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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We Accept Most Insurance

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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Get the Right Dose

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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Governor Hobbs signs executive order expanding access to COVID vaccines

news • September 12, 2025

Governor Hobbs has signed an executive order expending access to COVID vaccines in Arizona. Read our news article or see our Pediatric Services page for more details and to learn how to schedule.

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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.

It’s RSV Immunization Season Again

blog • October 1, 2026

We are entering RSV season again, so that means it’s the time of year for babies to get their RSV immunizations. All babies born from May to September this year are now recommended to get this very important injection to help prevent RSV, which is the most common cause of hospitalization and death in the first year of life outside the newborn period. We recommend bringing your baby in for...

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As we have entered the new year let us focus on how to keep our children healthy

blog • January 7, 2026

As we have entered the new year let us focus on how to keep our children healthy. We know a healthy diet is important to their well-being and that it should contain more whole foods than processed foods. We know physical activity helps maintain healthy weight and prevent complications like diabetes and heart disease. We know vaccinations prevent harmful and potentially fatal infections. The falsified links of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and...

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