Foothills TO OPEN New Walk-In-Clinic On August 17

CLAY CITY, KY – Foothills’ new Walk-In Clinic will soon provide a convenient option for medical care without an appointment. This new service will be available for new and established mobile healthcare clinic patients, a program Foothills currently provides.

The Walk-In Clinic, located at 176 12^th Street in Clay City, will be open every Tuesday, beginning August 17, from 8 am to 4:30 pm.  Care will be provided by a licensed nurse practitioner.

Designed to treat the same types of acute health concerns that are seen at the mobile health care clinic during regular business hours, the Walk-In Clinic will provide care for urgent medical needs that do not require emergency treatment.  Acute health concerns include strep-throat, the flu, stomach viruses, ear infections, etc. 

The Walk-In-Clinic cannot accommodate care for traumatic injuries. “Those with emergency needs, including lacerations and broken bones, should go to an emergency room,” said April Stone, Director of Community and Health Programs.

”This is great news for area residents,” said Stone.  “We expect to see patients with urgent, same-day care needs such as infections or viruses.”  The clinic has the availability to see 30 patients a day; 15 patients before noon and 15 patients after lunch.   The Walk-In-Clinic can serve eligible patients from Powell and surrounding counties. 

New patients are encouraged to call in advance to make sure they qualify for the program.  New patients are also required to bring proof of income to the visit. 

Persons or families must be homeless to be eligible for services.  An individual is considered homeless if they are without permanent housing. They may live on the streets, ‘doubled up’ with friends and/or extended family members, stay in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned building or vehicle, or in any other unstable or non-permanent situation. People who pay a disproportionate amount of their income toward housing expenses may also qualify for the program.

”Once a patient signs in, they will be required to wait at the clinic to be seen,” said Stone.  “Patients who sign in are not permitted to leave and then call us to see what time they will be seen.” 

“Most of the patients who come to the clinic will be without insurance,” said Stone.  The program is income based and operates on a sliding fee scale. The clinic also accepts Medicare and Medicaid and most private insurances.

Eligible patients will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis and only one medical problem will be addressed.  People suffering from multiple chronic health conditions, such as COPD, diabetes, and heart disease can also been seen.  However, the walk-in clinic will address only one of those medical concerns.  For multiple health concerns, patients will be asked to schedule a follow up visit.  The clinic, which has been open since October 2005, offers a wide array of health care and related services at various locations in Estill and Powell counties.  Regular clinic services include health care services (exams, medications, referrals, etc.), mental and dental health services, and outreach and supportive services.  Last year the mobile clinic served 1,800 people. 

Foothills mobile healthcare clinic, including the new Walk-In Clinic, is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration. 

For further information about Foothills’ Walk-In Clinic, call 663-9011 or toll free at 1-866-774-5615.

 

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